adj
Meaning 1
Synonym of wanton.
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Usage: UK, obsolete, regional
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Synonyms: wanton
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
wag-wanton
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adv
Meaning 2
rowdily (in a manner lacking order)
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Usage: UK, obsolete, regional
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adv
Meaning 3
promiscuously (indiscriminately or wantonly choosing one's sexual partners)
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Usage: UK, obsolete, regional
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noun
Meaning 4
quaking grass: any of a genus, Briza, of grasses
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Usage: UK, countable, obsolete, regional, uncountable
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Synonyms: wagwant
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noun
Meaning 5
a sexually promiscuous person
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Usage: UK, obsolete, regional
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History
Etymology
Formed independently as a compound from the etymology above, with wanton being used in the sense of sexual promiscuity. First attested in 1601.
Compound of wag + wanton, referring to the shaking of Briza flowers in the breeze.