Get a wiggle on

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"Get a wriggle on" is an idiom and colloquial expression in the English language, originating in the 18th century. It means to hurry up; get a move on.

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Etymology

In 1891 Wilson's Photographic Magazine published "The American Psalm of Life" which began, "Get a wiggle on, my lad, Don't walk at a funeral pace..." [1] By 1919 the phrase was also used in a song, "Get a wiggle on, get a wiggle on, Don't stand there with a giggle-on." [2] By the 1920s the term had found its way into the American language as slang. [3]

History

The Cambridge Dictionary defines the phrase as meaning to hurry up. [4] Get a wiggle on is both an English language idiom and a Colloquial Expression. [5] The phrase has been in use since 1891 and is still being used in the 21st century. [6] The similar phrase "get a wriggle on" is slang in Australia and appears in the Aussie Slang Dictionary [7]

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References

  1. ↑ Wilson, Edward (1891). The Photographic Journal of America. New York: Edward L. Wilson. ISBN   978-1343802001 . Retrieved 2 November 2022.{{cite book}}: ISBN / Date incompatibility (help)
  2. ↑ California Cultivator. Los Angeles CA: The Cultivator Publishing Company. 24 May 1919. p. 737. Retrieved 2 November 2022.
  3. ↑ Carter, JoAnn (2012). The Roarin' Twenties Book Two. Castaic, Ca: Desert Breeze Publishing. ISBN   978-1-61252-142-8 . Retrieved 2 November 2022.
  4. ↑ "get a wiggle on". Cambridge Dictionary. Retrieved 2 November 2022.
  5. ↑ "Get a wiggle on!". The Free Dictionary. Retrieved 2 November 2022.
  6. ↑ "Time to Get Your Wiggle On". Alameda Sun. 5 June 2014. Retrieved 2 November 2022.
  7. ↑ "Get a Wriggle On". Aussie Slang Dictionary. Slang.com.au. 16 February 2014. Retrieved 2 November 2022.
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