# I am new......what does WAG mean? **URL:** \ **Category:** Factual Questions\ **Created:** [June 19, 2000, 1:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-am-new-what-does-wag-mean/22806 "2000-06-19T01:02:40Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 12\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![BiblioCat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/ed8c4c/32.png) [@BiblioCat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BiblioCat)\ **Post date:** [June 19, 2000, 1:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-am-new-what-does-wag-mean/22806/1 "2000-06-19T01:02:40Z")
What does WAG mean, when you are replying to a thread? My best guess is “Wise-Ass Guess”, or something to that effect. Thanks! 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Gunslinger](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/4491bb/32.png) [@Gunslinger](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gunslinger)\ **Post date:** [June 19, 2000, 1:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-am-new-what-does-wag-mean/22806/2 "2000-06-19T01:04:57Z")
Close. Wild-ass guess. ---
**Author:** ![Max\_Torque](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/e9bcb4/32.png) [@Max\_Torque](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Max_Torque)\ **Post date:** [June 19, 2000, 1:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-am-new-what-does-wag-mean/22806/3 "2000-06-19T01:05:15Z")
Very close…it’s “wild-ass guess”. In other words, “I don’t know for sure, but…” ---
**Author:** ![BiblioCat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/ed8c4c/32.png) [@BiblioCat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BiblioCat)\ **Post date:** [June 19, 2000, 1:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-am-new-what-does-wag-mean/22806/4 "2000-06-19T01:18:18Z")
THANK YOU!! ---
**Author:** ![brachyrhynchos](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/brachyrhynchos/32/376_2.png) [@brachyrhynchos](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/brachyrhynchos)\ **Post date:** [June 19, 2000, 1:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-am-new-what-does-wag-mean/22806/5 "2000-06-19T01:36:17Z")
And if you throw in enough science to hang yourself, it’s a SWAG - Scientific Wild-Ass Guess. ---
**Author:** ![Whack-a-Mole](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/whack-a-mole/32/141_2.png) [@Whack-a-Mole](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Whack-a-Mole)\ **Post date:** [June 19, 2000, 1:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-am-new-what-does-wag-mean/22806/6 "2000-06-19T01:42:29Z")
What does IIRC mean? ---
**Author:** ![Ringo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/779978/32.png) [@Ringo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ringo)\ **Post date:** [June 19, 2000, 1:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-am-new-what-does-wag-mean/22806/7 "2000-06-19T01:49:25Z")
IIRC - If I recall correctly Quickly, a few more: FWIW - For what it’s worth AFAIK - As far as I know LOL - Laughing out loud ROFLMAO - Rolling on floor laughing my ass off (There are many permutations on the LMAO theme) IANAL - I am not a lawyer BTW - By the way There are several more; check OpalCat’s site for a listing. ---
**Author:** ![tomndebb](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/b9e5f3/32.png) [@tomndebb](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tomndebb)\ **Post date:** [June 19, 2000, 3:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-am-new-what-does-wag-mean/22806/8 "2000-06-19T03:11:43Z")
[Acronyms (abbreviations?)](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?threadid=2528) ---
**Author:** ![astro](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/9dc877/32.png) [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\ **Post date:** [June 19, 2000, 3:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-am-new-what-does-wag-mean/22806/9 "2000-06-19T03:38:41Z")
> [@](#): > > \*\* > And if you throw in enough science to hang yourself, it’s a SWAG - Scientific Wild-Ass Guess. > \*\* or less scientifically - used by lawyers, stock brokers and real estate brokers Sophisticated Wild Ass Guess (SWAG) when clients are asking for opinions based on limited available information. ---
**Author:** ![Kilgore\_Trout\_1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/6de8d8/32.png) [@Kilgore\_Trout\_1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kilgore_Trout_1)\ **Post date:** [June 19, 2000, 3:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-am-new-what-does-wag-mean/22806/10 "2000-06-19T03:43:21Z")
what does About This Message Board mean? ---
**Author:** ![eggo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/c4cdca/32.png) [@eggo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/eggo)\ **Post date:** [June 19, 2000, 3:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-am-new-what-does-wag-mean/22806/11 "2000-06-19T03:46:24Z")
> [@](#): > > \*\* > what does About This Message Board mean? > \*\* as in the forum called “about this message board” (not quite sure weather or not you’re being serious or not) eggo ---
**Author:** ![Kilgore\_Trout\_1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/6de8d8/32.png) [@Kilgore\_Trout\_1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kilgore_Trout_1)\ **Post date:** [June 19, 2000, 3:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-am-new-what-does-wag-mean/22806/12 "2000-06-19T03:58:48Z")
woosh.