Etymology

whig

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Today it means: Acidulated whey, sometimes mixed with buttermilk and sweet herbs, used as a cooling beverage. Full definition →

Middle English wheyȝe
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whig · noun1

  1. Middle English · inherited fromwheyȝe
  2. English todaywhig

Probably from Middle English wheyȝe, weyȝe, wege, variant of whey. More at whey.

whig · verb2

Compare frig, jig

Whig · noun3

  1. Scots · derived fromwhiggamore“horse driver”
  2. English todayWhig

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

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