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Old 04-06-2007, 03:14 PM #1
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Default Wags make into the dictionary

It is indeed a sad day for the english language, as "wag" has now been recognised as an official word (along with muffin top which I had never heard before today when I read the Guardian at lunch! Great word, lol)

http://books.guardian.co.uk/news/art...rc=rss&feed=10

But I have a problem with the word wag. It stands for Wives and Girlfriends and seems to have risen most prominently during the last World Cup. But is is fundamentally flawed!!

A person cannot be both a wife and girlfriend (well not to the same footballer anyway!) so surely the term should be "wife or girlfriend". Only problem is the acronym of that is a word that for a long time had some pretty negative racial connotations but at least it would be grammatically correct! If I was more anal retentive, I think I would have to just email Collins Dictionary to let them know.....
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