wiggings

Noun

wigging (countable and uncountable, plural wiggings)

1. (uncountable) The action of the verb wig (in various senses).
2. (Ireland, UK, colloquial, countable, dated) A telling-off or reprimand.
   • His Colonel talked to him severely when the cold weather ended. That made him more wretched than ever; and it was only an ordinary ‘Colonel's wigging’!1888, Rudyard Kipling, “Thrown Away”, in Plain Tales from the Hills, Folio Society, published 2005, page 18

   Synonyms:

   earwigging

3. The practice of male stuntmen performing for actresses.
   • “So why are there so few women in the stunt industry? Many point to the practice of “wigging” – which is when male stunt actors play female characters.”2018, Daniel Lavelle, “Why stuntwomen are angry about 'wigging' – and are changing the industry from within”, in The Guardian