# What does WAG stand for?

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-wag-stand-for/29924>\
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**Created:** [August 19, 2000, 12:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-wag-stand-for/29924 "2000-08-19T00:49:00Z")\
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**Author:** ![Tzel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/f4b2a3/32.png) [@Tzel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tzel)\
**Post date:** [August 19, 2000, 12:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-wag-stand-for/29924/1 "2000-08-19T00:49:00Z")

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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:** [August 19, 2000, 12:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-wag-stand-for/29924/2 "2000-08-19T00:59:49Z")

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Wild Ass Guess

Check out this thread for more:

[http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?threadid=2528](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?threadid=2528)

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**Author:** ![Duck\_Duck\_Goose](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/50afbb/32.png) [@Duck\_Duck\_Goose](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Duck_Duck_Goose)\
**Post date:** [August 19, 2000, 1:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-wag-stand-for/29924/3 "2000-08-19T01:02:48Z")

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There are several threads here in ATMB dealing with common Net acronyms and abbreviations. Use Search.