# Acronym

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/acronym/1168>\
**Category:** About This Message Board\
**Created:** [April 2, 2000, 9:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/acronym/1168 "2000-04-02T21:53:00Z")\
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**Author:** ![wolfman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/a8b319/32.png) [@wolfman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wolfman)\
**Post date:** [April 2, 2000, 9:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/acronym/1168/1 "2000-04-02T21:53:00Z")

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I was just curious what WAG means around here. I am used to it meaning “wager(ing) a guess” but on these boards the context doesn’t always fit.  
Thanks

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Do you ever get the feeling that everybody thinks you’re paranoid?

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**Author:** ![JimOfAllTrades](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/ba8739/32.png) [@JimOfAllTrades](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JimOfAllTrades)\
**Post date:** [April 2, 2000, 9:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/acronym/1168/2 "2000-04-02T21:59:00Z")

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{quote]I am used to it meaning “wager(ing) a guess” but on these boards the context doesn’t always fit. {/quote]

Just my Wild Ass Guess, but I think it’s generally used with a different meaning around here.

Ugly

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**Author:** ![Billdo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/billdo/32/315_2.png) [@Billdo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Billdo)\
**Post date:** [April 2, 2000, 10:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/acronym/1168/3 "2000-04-02T22:03:00Z")

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We made some wild assed guesses about it in the[Help the Lurker](http://boards.straightdope.com/ubb/Forum2/HTML/000899.html) thread.

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You don’t have a thing to worry about. I’ll have the jury eating out of my hand. Meanwhile, try to escape.

_Sig by Wally M7, master signature architect to the SDMB_