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Wig Snatching

A term used mainly by gay men and women to express extreme happiness or excitement when their diva has done something amazing, shocking, or gives life by any means

See also wig scalped
"Beyoncé out here wig snatching with that Bowl Performance!"

"Did you see how Mariah came for Demi Lovato on Watch What Happens Live? I died! Wig snatched."
Wig Snatching by User_nombre April 15, 2017
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Wig Snatching

"Wig snatching" when someone, sometimes unexpectedly & abruptly, "airs out someone's dirty laundry" in front of many people. It's not normally malicious & is justified, because the "wig snatcher" is correcting a wrong, normally by "blowing up someone's spot", "throwing under the bus" or "putting someone on blast", for slander, lies or rumors, that a person or people are telling about other individuals. It's meant to cause the "wig snatchee" shame or to be exposed as a liar. Wig snatching is normally backed by truths & facts from prior events that have taken place or conversations previously had. Alibis can also be provided if warranted.
Leon always keeps it real & is an an expert at snatching wigs.

"Why are you pretending to like Isabel, after all that crap you were talking about her behind her back? Somebody is going to snatch your wig for being so fake."

Jackie got herself a wig snatching for being phony in front of a lot people.
Wig Snatching by Black Sanchez October 30, 2013
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Wig snatching

The act or practice of exposing someone or their information to others without thier knowledge.
Every friday the group of friends went wig snatching. They have many enemies.
Wig snatching by livingovertime March 15, 2019

Wig Snatching

The act of pulling people's wigs off their heads, embarrassing them in the process.
I didn't know I'd see some wig Snatching in school today. Damn!

Wig Snatching

the process of stealing one's wig as an attempt to embarrass or provoke them
"Geo! I swear to go I'm going to snatch your wig!" she said, pointing angrily at the curly brown haired guy.
"It's not a wig!" he insisted.

"How many times have I told you to not go around wig snatching Arie!" a teacher yelled

Wigsnatchin' 

Wigsnatchin' is a term now used on The Leeds Gay Scene. It relates to the idea of steeling people "friends" and links in with the idea of jealousy.

Others terms could be used in a trans-gender way as in - wearing a wig or dressing in Drag.
(i) I'm going to be wigsnatchin' tonight!

(ii) Who's wig have you snatched?

(iii) I'll steel your weave!

(iiii) I don't think I did any Wigsnatchin' last night!
Wigsnatchin' by Leedsscene May 18, 2011
Cigarette: Northern slang for a cigarette, used oft by mashed up mancunian ravers becasue of the resemblance of a hot(electric)stove to the end of a lit cigarette. Originated circa 1991 in the early halcyon days of the rave culture; we speculate during a drug fuelled hallucination by said manc.
'fuck me noel, i am bolloxed, is that a ciggy in your mouth, or the stove from me 'nans kitchen'/
General use: 'Give us a stove you cunt'
stove by anthony willison March 18, 2004
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