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tongues wag

tongues wag

People are gossiping. For example, Tongues wagged when another police car was parked in front of their house, or Their arrival in a stretch limousine set the neighbors' tongues wagging. This metaphoric expression transfers the rapid movement of the tongue to idle or indiscreet chatter. [Late 1500s]
See also: tongue, wag

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Samad-Arabic
Tomica-Croatian
Ratimir-Croatian, Medieval Slavic
BrighidBRIEDIrish, Irish Mythology
SŁAwomirswah-VAW-meerPolish
Fredericofrə-də-REE-kooPortuguese
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