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wagge-wanton

wagge-wanton is the archaic spelling of wag-wanton.

Meaning of wag-wanton

Adverb

wag-wanton (comparative more wag-wanton, superlative most wag-wanton)

  1. (UK, obsolete, regional) rowdily (in a manner lacking order)
    • [T]hen euery little childe that playeth wag-wanton[…]1601, J. Deacon and J. Walker, Summarie Answere to Darel, page 72
    Synonyms:
    rowdily
  2. (UK, obsolete, regional) promiscuously (indiscriminately or wantonly choosing one's sexual partners)
    • Well hit, but, to the fourth now: Wagge-wanton with his mistresse.1604, N. Breton, Grimellos fortunes

See all 5 meanings of wag-wanton

Forms of wagge-wanton

comparativemore wagge-wanton
superlativemost wagge-wanton

Questions about wagge-wanton

What is wagge-wanton the archaic spelling of?
Wagge-wanton is the archaic spelling of wag-wanton.

Words near wagge-wanton in the dictionary

  1. Waggarandall
  2. Waggarian
  3. Waggarians
  4. waggas
  5. wagge
  6. wagge-wanton
  7. wagged
  8. wagged a finger
  9. wagged hemp
  10. wagged it
  11. wagged the dog

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