English Explanatory Dictionary

wag-wanton

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. quaking grass: any of a genus, Briza, of grasses
noun
  1. a sexually promiscuous person
adj
  1. Synonym of wanton.
adv
  1. rowdily (in a manner lacking order)
  2. promiscuously (indiscriminately or wantonly choosing one's sexual partners)

Word forms

wag-wanton wag-wantons wagge-wanton more wag-wanton most wag-wanton

Etymology

Compound of wag + wanton, referring to the shaking of Briza flowers in the breeze.

Synonyms

wagwant wanton rakehell disorderly rowdily fornicator promiscuous
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