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having one's wig snatched

having one's wig snatched is the present participle and gerund of have one's wig snatched.

Meaning of have one's wig snatched

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

Questions about having one's wig snatched

What is having one's wig snatched the present participle and gerund of?
Having one's wig snatched is the present participle and gerund of have one's wig snatched.

Words near having one's wig snatched in the dictionary

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

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