earwigging

English

Verb

earwigging

  1. present participle and gerund of earwig

Noun

earwigging (plural earwiggings)

  1. An attempt to influence by persistent confidential argument or talk.
  2. (British, Ireland, colloquial, dated) A telling-off or reprimand.
    Synonym: wigging

References

  • (telling-off): John Camden Hotten (1873) The Slang Dictionary
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