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wastegal

wastegal noun: a female wasteman (loser, bum).

Noun

wastegal (plural wastegals)

  1. (Multicultural-London-English, derogatory) A female wasteman (loser, bum).

Forms of wastegal

pluralwastegals

Origin of wastegal

From waste + gal, after wasteman.

Questions about wastegal

What does wastegal mean?
Wastegal means a female wasteman (loser, bum).
What part of speech is wastegal?
Wastegal is a noun.
What is the plural of wastegal?
The plural of wastegal is wastegals.

Words near wastegal in the dictionary

  1. wasted time
  2. wasteful
  3. wastefully
  4. wastefulness
  5. wastefulnesses
  6. wastegal
  7. wastegals
  8. wastegash
  9. wastegate
  10. wastegates
  11. wastegood

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