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have one's wig snatched

have one's wig snatched verb: to be shocked or stunned.

Verb

have one's wig snatched (third-person singular simple present has one's wig snatched, present participle having one's wig snatched, simple past and past participle had one's wig snatched)

  1. (idiomatic, slang) To be shocked or stunned.
    • It's been a month since the notorious op-ed was published in "he failing New York Times by an anomynisssss... really an anomynisssss, gutlesssss coward" and had America's wig snatched.2018, Hannah Su, "New Intel on the 'I Am Part of the Resistance' NYT Article", The Spokesman (Princeton Day School), October 2018, page 11
    • Take these trends and make them your own, I can't wait to have my wig snatched by the creative outfits this fall.2018 October 6, Brandi Harrison, “Fall trends to keep in mind once you receive your refund”, in The Hornet Tribune, Alabama State University, page 12

Forms of have one's wig snatched

third-person singular presenthas one's wig snatched
present participlehaving one's wig snatched
past participlehad one's wig snatched
pasthad one's wig snatched

Origin of have one's wig snatched

From the jocular image of a person being so shocked by something that their wig falls off.

Questions about have one's wig snatched

What does have one's wig snatched mean?
Have one's wig snatched means to be shocked or stunned.
What part of speech is have one's wig snatched?
Have one's wig snatched is a verb.
What is the past tense of have one's wig snatched?
The past tense of have one's wig snatched is had one's wig snatched.

Words near have one's wig snatched in the dictionary

  1. have one's way
  2. have one's way with
  3. have one's Weetabix
  4. have one's whole life ahead of one
  5. have one's wicked way with
  6. have one's wig snatched
  7. have one's wits about one
  8. have one's work cut out
  9. have one's work cut out for one
  10. have other fish to fry
  11. have other ideas

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