# WAG?

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wag/25435>\
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**Created:** [July 13, 2000, 2:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wag/25435 "2000-07-13T14:27:45Z")\
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**Author:** ![zebbmx](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/958977/32.png) [@zebbmx](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/zebbmx)\
**Post date:** [July 13, 2000, 2:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wag/25435/1 "2000-07-13T14:27:45Z")

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im guessing i should ask this here but what is a wag?

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**Author:** ![Crusoe](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/49beb7/32.png) [@Crusoe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Crusoe)\
**Post date:** [July 13, 2000, 2:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wag/25435/2 "2000-07-13T14:28:48Z")

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Wild-Assed Guess

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**Author:** ![go\_no\_go](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/9de0a6/32.png) [@go\_no\_go](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/go_no_go)\
**Post date:** [July 16, 2000, 3:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wag/25435/3 "2000-07-16T03:08:44Z")

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The next question, what is a SWAG?  
Answer Scientific Wild Ass Guess. That’s guessing with the aid of charts, like Ross Perot predicting doom after the NAFTA treaty with Mexico.