🗓️ Idiom: A Wag (n)
💬 Meaning
- A person who enjoys making jokes and amusing others.
- Someone who uses humor to make light of situations, especially at work.
🧠 Example Sentences
- Everyone in the office knows Tom is a wag who always has a funny comment ready.
- Being a wag can make people smile, but it’s important to know when to be serious.
- She’s a real wag, her quick wit keeps the team laughing even on busy days.
🏛️ Origin
The term “wag” has been used since the 16th century to describe a mischievous or humorous person. It comes from the old English sense of “wag” meaning to move or shake playfully, like wagging one’s tongue or tail — suggesting lively and joking behavior.
📝 Practice Exercises
1. Fill in the blank:
Mark is such a _______; he always has the team laughing during coffee breaks.
Answer
wag
2. Multiple choice:
What does it mean if someone is “a wag”?
a) A strict manager
b) A funny, joking person
c) A quiet employee
Answer
b) A funny, joking person
3. Change the sentence using “a wag”:
“Everyone in the department says Ben is a very funny person .”
Answer
Everyone in the department says Ben is a wag.
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