noun
- a severe scolding or reprimand
Usage: British informal
Examples
- The teacher gave him a proper wigging for being late again.
- She received a wigging from her boss about the missed deadline.
- After the wigging from his parents, he promised to do better.
- The captain gave the team a wigging at halftime.
- He dreaded the wigging he would get when his mother found out.
- The politician got a real wigging from the press.