English Explanatory Dictionary

have one's wig snatched

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb
  1. To be shocked or stunned.

Word forms

have one's wig snatched has one's wig snatched having one's wig snatched had one's wig snatched

Etymology

From the jocular image of a person being so shocked by something that their wig falls off.

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