WAG
See also: wag and wäg
Translingual
Symbol
WAG
- (international standards) Indeterminately reserved ISO 3166-1 alpha-3 country code for Gambia.
- Synonym: GMB (for general use)
Usage notes
This is an indeterminately reserved code, included as part of ISO 3166-1 due to its use in designating road vehicles under the 1949 Geneva Convention on Road Traffic, and is not endorsed for general use by the ISO. The general-purpose code for the Gambia is GMB.
English
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /wæɡ/
- Rhymes: -æɡ
Etymology 1
Back-formation from WAGs (“wives and girlfriends”).
Noun
WAG (plural WAGs)
- (informal) A wife or girlfriend of a sports star or other celebrity, originally and especially of an association football player.
- 2006, Lucy Rock, The Observer, 2 July 2006 (p.20)
- The World Cup WAGs are a good example of this. The younger girls, nicknamed the ‘hen-night crowd’ and led by Colleen McLoughlin, dance on tables and drink until the early hours while No. 1 WAG Victoria Beckham remains aloof, dining sedately with Ashley Cole’s fiancee, Cheryl Tweedy.
- 2006, Emma Cowing, The Scotsman, 4 July 2006:
- In Wimbledon, the tennis WAGs and - just as excitingly - HABs (Husbands and Boyfriends) have been appearing courtside, enthusiastically cheering on their beloved other halves with a degree of style.
- 2006, Lucy Rock, The Observer, 2 July 2006 (p.20)
Etymology 2
Acronym of wild-assed guess.
Noun
WAG (plural WAGs)
- (informal, business or military slang, US) A wild-assed guess; a rough estimate.
Anagrams
- AGW, AWG, GWA, Gaw, WGA, gaw