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Wig vs Vig - What's the difference?

wig | vig |

As nouns the difference between wig and vig

is that wig is a head of real or synthetic hair worn on the head to disguise baldness; for cultural or religious reasons; for fashion; or by actors to help them better resemble the character they are portraying while vig is a charge taken on bets, as by a bookie or gambling establishment.

As a verb wig

is to put on a wig; to provide with a wig (especially of an actor etc.).

As an adjective WIG

is wing-in-ground.

wig

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • A head of real or synthetic hair worn on the head to disguise baldness; for cultural or religious reasons; for fashion; or by actors to help them better resemble the character they are portraying.
  • (dated, among fishermen) An old seal.

    • Synonyms

    * hairpiece * toupee, toupe * peruke * periwig

    Derived terms

    * bald wig * bewigged * fright wig * wigmaker * wig out

    Verb

    (wigg)
  • To put on a wig; to provide with a wig (especially of an actor etc.).
  • (colloquial) To upbraid, reprimand.
  • (colloquial) To become very excitable or emotional; to lose control of one's emotions.

    • Related terms

    * wig out

    See also

    * earwig * merkin * periwig * peruke

    External links

    * (wikipedia "wig") English terms with homophones ----

    vig

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (slang) A charge taken on bets, as by a bookie or gambling establishment.
  • * 2009 , Wayne L. Winston, Mathletics: How Gamblers, Managers, and Sports Enthusiasts Use Mathematics , page 256,
    • The bookmaker's mean profit per dollar bet is called vigorish or “the vig.” In our example, 11 + 11 = $22 is bet, and the bookmaker wins $1 so the vig is 1/22 = 4.5%.
  • (slang) Interest from a loan shark's loan.
  • * 1973', '', quoted in '''2009 , Ellis Cashmore, ''Martin Scorsese's America , page 118,
    • “You charged a guy from the neighborhood $1800 vig ?” he asks incredulously (“vig” is short for vigorish , meaning a rate of interest from a loan from an illegal moneylender).
  • * 2005 , F. P. Lione, The Crossroads , Midtown Blue Book #2, page 100,
    • The guy was probably professional muscle, a leg breaker who collects vig for a loan shark. (Vig is a mob term for interest on loans to a loan shark.)
  • A commission, finder's fee, or similar extra charge.

    • Synonyms

    * vigorish * juice * overround ----