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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]
Common Names:
| Name | Gender | Pronounced | Usage |
|---|
| Heleena | | HE-le:-nah | Finnish |
| Aleksey | | ah-lyek-SYAY (Russian), ah-leek-SYAY (Russian) | Russian, Ukrainian, Belarusian |
| Klaudia | | KLOWT-yah (Polish) | Polish, Slovak |
| ŽYdrŪNas | | - | Lithuanian |
| Stepan | | stye-PAHN (Russian), stee-PAHN (Russian) | Russian, Armenian |
| Yeriyahu | | - | Biblical Hebrew |