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hops the wag

hops the wag is the third-person singular simple present indicative of hop the wag.

Meaning of hop the wag

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

Questions about hops the wag

What is hops the wag the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Hops the wag is the third-person singular simple present indicative of hop the wag.

Words near hops the wag in the dictionary

  1. hops it
  2. hops off
  3. hops on
  4. hops on down to
  5. hops the twig
  6. hops the wag
  7. hops to it
  8. hops up
  9. hopsack
  10. hopsacking
  11. hopsackings

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