# WAG meaning

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wag-meaning/108039>\
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**Created:** [May 9, 2002, 7:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wag-meaning/108039 "2002-05-09T07:04:49Z")\
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**Author:** ![Tsubaki](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/d07c76/32.png) [@Tsubaki](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tsubaki)\
**Post date:** [May 9, 2002, 7:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wag-meaning/108039/1 "2002-05-09T07:04:49Z")

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Could someone please tell me what WAG means? I think the W is Wild, and the G is Guess, but the A has me stumped.

BTW, I DID try a search, but since WAG only has three letters the search wouldn’t accept it.

Thanks.

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**Author:** ![Tsubaki](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/d07c76/32.png) [@Tsubaki](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tsubaki)\
**Post date:** [May 9, 2002, 7:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wag-meaning/108039/2 "2002-05-09T07:09:50Z")

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_sigh_ never mind I found it out myself.

Wild Ass Guess. I should have worked it out.

Mods, please feel free to close this thread.

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**Author:** ![White\_Lightning](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/f04885/32.png) [@White\_Lightning](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/White_Lightning)\
**Post date:** [May 9, 2002, 8:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wag-meaning/108039/3 "2002-05-09T08:25:40Z")

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If anyone else happens to run across this thread and wonder, feel free to check out [Netlingo: Acronyms and Shorthand](http://www.netlingo.com/emailsh.cfm). This resource is also linked in the sticky thread at the top of ATMB entitled [FAQ - technical issues - please read this BEFORE posting a question](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?s=&threadid=103503).

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**Author:** ![rsa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/839c29/32.png) [@rsa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rsa)\
**Post date:** [May 9, 2002, 1:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wag-meaning/108039/4 "2002-05-09T13:03:30Z")

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For extra emphasis, I like SWAG (Stupid Wild Ass Guess). Despite what the techno geeks would have you believe, it’s not Scientific Wild Ass Guess.

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**Author:** ![The\_Ryan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/7feea3/32.png) [@The\_Ryan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Ryan)\
**Post date:** [May 14, 2002, 7:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wag-meaning/108039/5 "2002-05-14T07:19:05Z")

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What does NB mean?

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**Author:** ![kabbes](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/e99b99/32.png) [@kabbes](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kabbes)\
**Post date:** [May 14, 2002, 10:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wag-meaning/108039/6 "2002-05-14T10:33:12Z")

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Not Bright

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**Author:** ![zut](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/zut/32/2875_2.png) [@zut](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/zut)\
**Post date:** [May 14, 2002, 11:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wag-meaning/108039/7 "2002-05-14T11:35:53Z")

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_nota bene_, probably.

From [http://www.m-w.com/cgi-bin/dictionary](http://www.m-w.com/cgi-bin/dictionary)  
Main Entry: **no·ta be·ne**  
Pronunciation: "nO-t&-'bE-nE, -'be-  
Etymology: Latin, mark well  
Date: circa 1721  
– used to call attention to something important

Unless, of course, you’ve been involved in extensive discussions about New Brunswick.