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wagga

wagga noun: a rug created from material scraps, small raw wool scraps and hessian bags.

Noun

wagga (plural waggas)

  1. (Australia) A rug created from material scraps, small raw wool scraps and hessian bags.
    • Waggas were made by both men and women, and each gender had a distinct way of making them.2010, Spike Gillespie, Quilts Around the World: The Story of Quilting from Alabama to Zimbabwe

Proper noun capitalized: Wagga

Wagga

  1. (abbreviation, ellipsis, slang) Ellipsis of Wagga Wagga.

Forms of wagga

pluralwaggas

Origin of wagga

See Wagga Wagga.

Words formed from wagga

Phrases with wagga

Questions about wagga

What does wagga mean?
Wagga means a rug created from material scraps, small raw wool scraps and hessian bags.
What part of speech is wagga?
Wagga can be a noun or a proper noun.
What is the plural of wagga?
The plural of wagga is waggas.

Words near wagga in the dictionary

  1. wagetakers
  2. wagework
  3. wageworker
  4. wageworkers
  5. wageworking
  6. wagga
  7. Wagga Wagga
  8. waggable
  9. waggadash
  10. waggadashes
  11. Waggarandall

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