play the wag en · VERB
Meanings
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(UK, dated, idiomatic, slang) To play truant (be absent from school without permission).
[…] that unaccountable luck that appears to always wait upon a boy when he plays the wag from school, and goes out fishing on a sunny afternoon, with a bit of string tied on to the end of a tree.
1889, Jerome K. Jerome, Three Men in a Boat […] :
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| plays the wag | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic | |
| playing the wag | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| played the wag | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| played the wag | Tense=Past | lexicographic |
Synonyms
wag it · hop the wag · skive