wag-wanton
wag-wanton · wag-wantons
Quaking grass: any of a genus, Briza, of grassesQuaking grass: any of a genus, Briza, of grasses
Meaning
2 senses(UK, countable, obsolete, regional, uncountable)Quaking grass: any of a genus, Briza, of grasses
(UK, obsolete, regional)A sexually promiscuous person
Origin
Compound of wag + wanton, referring to the shaking of Briza flowers in the breeze. FormedCompound of wag + wanton, referring to the shaking of Briza flowers in the breeze.
Formed independently as a compound from the etymology above, with wanton being used in the sense of sexual promiscuity. First attested in 1601.
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plural: wag-wantonsSynonyms
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