whig

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Acidulated whey, sometimes mixed with buttermilk and sweet herbs, used as a cooling beverage.
  2. Buttermilk.
verb
  1. To urge forward; drive briskly.
  2. To jog along; move or work briskly.
  3. To weird out or disturb someone.
noun
  1. A member of an 18th- and 19th-century political party in Britain that was opposed to the Tories, and eventually became the Liberal Party.
  2. A member (especially a politician) of the former Liberal Party or its successor, the Liberal Democrats.
  3. An advocate of war against, or independence from, Britain during the American Revolution.
  4. A member of a 19th-century US political party opposed to the Democratic Party.

Pronunciation

hwĭg /ʍɪɡ/ en-us-whig.ogg /wɪɡ/ wĭg

Word forms

whig whigs whigging whigged

Etymology

Probably from Middle English wheyȝe, weyȝe, wege, variant of whey. More at whey.

Antonyms

Tory Democrat Jacksonian Democrat

Translations

Danish: whig Finnish: whig German: Whig Marathi: विग Ukrainian: віг
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