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fright wigs

fright wigs is the plural of fright wig.

Meaning of fright wig

Noun

fright wig (plural fright wigs)

  1. A wig, usually worn for humorous or novelty effect, having voluminous, frizzy, long hair, suggesting the hair "standing on end" of a person who is extremely frightened or who has experienced a powerful electric shock.
    • There's an awfulness about the voice of a blood-maddened club-swingin' mob; it lifts your scalp like a fright wig, particularly if you are the clubee.c. 1920, Rex Ellingwood Beach, A Bitter Root Billingsrbiter

Questions about fright wigs

What is fright wigs the plural of?
Fright wigs is the plural of fright wig.

Words near fright wigs in the dictionary

  1. friggling
  2. friggs up
  3. fright
  4. fright disease
  5. fright wig
  6. fright wigs
  7. fright-wig
  8. fright-wigs
  9. frightable
  10. frighted
  11. frighten

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