waugh

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UK/wɔː/US/wɑ/

adjective

Insipid; tasteless.

OriginMiddle English walh ← Old English wealg →
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Meanings

waugh1

adjectivewaugh (comparative more waugh, superlative most waugh)

comparative more waugh · superlative most waugh

  1. Northern EnglandScotlanddialectalInsipid; tasteless.

waugh2

verbwaugh (third-person singular simple present waughs, present participle waughing, simple past and past participle waughed)

present singular third person waughs · participle present waughing · participle past waughed · past waughed

  1. alternativeAlternative form of waff (“to bark”).

Waugh3

proper nounWaugh (countable and uncountable, plural Waughs)

plural Waughs

  1. countableuncountableA surname from Old English.
  2. Numerous places in the United States
    1. countableuncountableAn unincorporated community in Montgomery County, Alabama.
    2. countableuncountableAn unincorporated community in Marion Township, Boone County, Indiana.

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
insipidmawkish

Origin

waugh · adjective

  1. Old Englishwealg
  2. Middle Englishwalh
  3. Englishwaugh

From Middle English walh, from Old English wealg. More at wallow (“tasteless, flat”).

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Waugh · proper noun

  1. Old Englishwalh“foreign”
  2. EnglishWaugh

Probably from Old English walh (“foreign”), perhaps applied originally to the Welsh-speaking Britons who survived in Scotland well into the Middle Ages.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with waugh

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Cite this entry
APA

waugh. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/waugh

MLA

“waugh.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/waugh. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “waugh,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/waugh.

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