whig

noun
/ʍɪɡ/

Etymology

From Whiggamore, possibly from Scots whiggamore (“horse driver”), from whig (“to drive”) + mare.

  1. inherited from wheyȝe

Definitions

  1. Acidulated whey, sometimes mixed with buttermilk and sweet herbs, used as a cooling…

    Acidulated whey, sometimes mixed with buttermilk and sweet herbs, used as a cooling beverage.

  2. Buttermilk.

  3. To urge forward

    To urge forward; drive briskly.

  4. + 6 more definitions
    1. To jog along

      To jog along; move or work briskly.

    2. To weird out or disturb someone.

    3. A member of an 18th- and 19th-century political party in Britain that was opposed to the…

      A member of an 18th- and 19th-century political party in Britain that was opposed to the Tories, and eventually became the Liberal Party.

      • One was a piece, Two Cheers for the Whig Interpretation of History, by William Cronon, president of the American Historical Association.
    4. A member (especially a politician) of the former Liberal Party or its successor, the…

      A member (especially a politician) of the former Liberal Party or its successor, the Liberal Democrats.

    5. An advocate of war against, or independence from, Britain during the American Revolution.

    6. A member of a 19th-century US political party opposed to the Democratic Party.

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