Wag generally refers to

tail wagging by dogs Tail wagging is the behavior of the dog observed as its tail moves back and forth in the same plane. Within Canidae, specifically '' Canis lupus familiaris'', the tail plays multiple roles, which can include balance, and communication. It is cons ...

. Wag, Wags, WAG or WAGS may also refer to:

Arts and entertainment

Wag (band) Wag was a Japanese rock band under the Giza Studio label, active from 1998 to 2006. Members Members consisted of siblings, cousins and their childhood friends. *Shinya Hirayama (平山進也) - vocalist (born 31 January 1979) *Yuuji Hirayama (� ...

, a Japanese rock music group, active 1998–2006 * Wag, a character in ''

Kabumpo in Oz ''Kabumpo in Oz'' (1922) is the sixteenth Oz book, and the second written by Ruth Plumly Thompson. It was the first Oz book fully credited to her. (Her first, ''The Royal Book of Oz'', was credited to L. Frank Baum on the cover.) Plot summary ...

'' (1922) *

Wags the Dog The Wiggles characters are a group of characters who perform with the Wiggles, the Australian children's music group. Aside from the four Wiggles, four secondary characters, along with a troupe of singers, actors, and dancers, appear in their tel ...

, a mascot in the Australian children's band ''The Wiggles'' * ''WAGS'' (TV series), an American reality TV series *

Winnipeg Art Gallery The Winnipeg Art Gallery (WAG) is an art museum in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. Its permanent collection includes over 24,000 works from Canadian, Indigenous Canadian, and international artists. The museum also holds the world's largest collect ...

, in Manitoba, Canada * Women's Art Group, precursor to the

Women's Art Movement The Women's Art Movement (WAM) was an Australian feminist art movement, founded in Sydney in 1974, Melbourne in 1974, and Adelaide in 1976 (as the Women's Art Group, or WAG). Background Such movements had already been created in other countries ...

in Adelaide, South Australia, 1974

Businesses based in the United States

* Wag (brand), a dog food brand by Amazon * Wag (company), or Wag!, a pet care company *

Wag's Wag's was a chain of casual dining (or "family") restaurants owned and operated by Walgreens in the 1970s and 1980s. They were modeled after restaurants like Denny's, Shoney's, and Big Boy in that they were mostly 24-hour establishments specializ ...

, a defunct restaurant chain *

Wag-Aero The Wag-Aero Group is an American aircraft manufacturer that was founded by Dick and Bobbie Wagner in the 1960s and is based in Lyons, Wisconsin. The company specializes in the design and manufacture of kit aircraft and aircraft parts for am ...

, an aircraft manufacturer *

WAGS (AM) WAGS (1380 AM broadcasting, AM) was a radio station in Bishopville, South Carolina. Prior to shutting down, the station aired a country music format. WAGS was owned by Beaver Communications. On March 1, 2018, WAGS went off the air, with the inten ...

, a defunct radio station *

Warner Animation Group The Warner Animation Group (WAG) is an American animation studio serving as the computer-animated feature film label of Warner Bros.' theatrical film production and distribution division, Warner Bros. Pictures. Established on January 7, 2013, th ...

, a corporate division of Warner Bros.

Language

WAGs WAGs (or Wags) is an acronym used to refer to wives and girlfriends of high-profile sportsmen. The term may also be used in the singular form, WAG, to refer to a specific female partner or life partner who is in a relationship with an athlete. Th ...

, a British slang/journalese acronym for 'wives and girlfriends' * Wild-Ass Guess, American slang for 'a rough estimate by an expert' *

Taupota language Taupota is an Oceanic language of the Milne Bay Province, Papua New Guinea. It appears to be a dialect chain A dialect continuum or dialect chain is a series of language varieties spoken across some geographical area such that neighboring ...

, an Oceanic dialect continuum (ISO 639-3 code: wag) * Wagging, school

truancy Truancy is any intentional, unjustified, unauthorised, or illegal absence from compulsory education. It is a deliberate absence by a student's own free will (though sometimes adults or parents will allow and/or ignore it) and usually does not refe ...

, in Commonwealth English slang

People with the nickname

Charles R. Harding Charles R. Harding (aka ‘Wag’ Harding) (1/7/1867 - 1944) was an English professional single sculler who became the Champion of England and was a contender for the World Sculling Championship. He was born in London in 1867 and his occupation ...

(born ), English professional rower * Charlie Keetley (1906–1979), English footballer *

Fred Waghorne Frederick Charles Albert "Old Wag" Waghorne Sr. (October 16, 1865 – June 19, 1956) was an ice hockey referee and organizer in Canada. He also made significant contributions to lacrosse in that country. He is a member of both the Hockey Hall of ...

( "Old Wag"; 1865–1956), Canadian ice hockey referee *

Leon Wagner Leon Lamar Wagner (May 13, 1934 – January 3, 2004) was an American professional baseball left fielder who played Major League Baseball (MLB) for the San Francisco Giants (–, ), St. Louis Cardinals (), Los Angeles Angels (–), Cleveland Indi ...

("Daddy Wags"; 1934–2004), American baseball player *

WAG Pinto Lieutenant General Walter Anthony Gustavo 'WAG' Pinto, PVSM (1 July 1924 – 25 March 2021) was a General Officer in the Indian Army. He last served as the 8th General Officer Commanding-in-Chief of the Central Command. As a major general, h ...

(1924–2021), Indian Army general

Places

Váh The Váh (; german: Waag, ; hu, Vág; pl, WagWag
w Słowniku geograficznym Królestwa Polskiego i innych krajów ...

(Polish: ''Wag''), a Slovak tributary of the Danube river *

Wag Islands The Wag Islands are an uninhabited Canadian arctic islands group in Kivalliq Region, Nunavut, Canada. They are irregularly shaped and are located at the mouth of Chesterfield Inlet. The Inuit hamlet of Chesterfield Inlet Chesterfield Inlet (Inu ...

, Nunavut, Canada *

Wag Province Wag ( Amharic: ዋግ) is a traditional Highland district in the Amhara Region of Ethiopia, in the approximate location of the modern Wag Hemra Zone. Weld Blundell described the district as bounded on the south by the mountains of Lasta, on the eas ...

, Amhara Region, Ethiopia

Sport

, slang acronym for 'wives and girlfriends' (of footballers and other sportsmen) *

West Asian Games The West Asian Games (also known as the WAG) was a multi-sport event held every four years among the athletes from West Asia. The West Asian Games was first organised in Tehran, Iran and was considered as the first of its kind. The success of th ...

, a defunct quadrennial event *

Women's artistic gymnastics Artistic gymnastics is a discipline of gymnastics in which athletes perform short routines on different apparatuses. The sport is governed by the Federation Internationale de Gymnastique, Fédération Internationale de Gymnastique (FIG), which ...

, a sport *

World Air Games The FAI World Air Games (WAG) is an international air sports event organized by Fédération Aéronautique Internationale (World Air Sports Federation - FAI), inspired by the Olympic Games. Competitions #Aerobatics #Aeromodeling # Air racing #Bal ...

, an international air sports event

Transportation

Wellsville, Addison and Galeton Railroad The Wellsville, Addison & Galeton Railroad was formed in 1954 to operate a section of Baltimore & Ohio Railroad (B&O) trackage which had been isolated from the rest of the system by a 1942 flood. This trackage was acquired by the B&O as part of ...

, Pennsylvania and New York (reporting mark: WAG) *

Whanganui Airport Whanganui Airport (named Wanganui Airport until 2016) is the airport that serves Whanganui, New Zealand . It is located to the south of Whanganui River, approximately 4 km from the centre of Whanganui. The airport has a single asphalt runwa ...

, New Zealand (IATA code: WAG) * Wide AC goods, a classification of Indian locomotives