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hop the wag

hop the wag verb: synonym of play truant.

Verb

hop the wag (third-person singular simple present hops the wag, present participle hopping the wag, simple past and past participle hopped the wag)

  1. (UK, dated, idiomatic, slang) Synonym of play truant.
    Synonyms:
    play truant

Synonyms of hop the wag

Forms of hop the wag

third-person singular presenthops the wag
present participlehopping the wag
past participlehopped the wag
pasthopped the wag

Questions about hop the wag

What does hop the wag mean?
Hop the wag means synonym of play truant.
What part of speech is hop the wag?
Hop the wag is a verb.
What is the past tense of hop the wag?
The past tense of hop the wag is hopped the wag.

Words near hop the wag in the dictionary

  1. hop pole
  2. hop poles
  3. hop step
  4. hop steps
  5. hop the twig
  6. hop the wag
  7. hop to it
  8. hop trefoil
  9. hop up
  10. hop, skip and jump
  11. hop, skip, and a jump

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