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WAG

Pronunciation: /wæɡ/

The English word “WAG” has 1 meaning listed here.

noun

  1. A wife or girlfriend of a sports star or other celebrity, originally and especially of an association football player.

Etymology

Back-formation from WAGs (“wives and girlfriends”), mid-2000s.

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