whig /ʍɪɡ/verb 3noun 2forms 3 verb3 •To urge forward; drive briskly. •To jog along; move or work briskly. •To weird out or disturb someone. noun2 •Buttermilk. •(dialect, no longer used) Acidulated whey, sometimes mixed with buttermilk and sweet herbs, used as a cooling beverage. formswhigged · whigging · whigs
Whig /ʍɪɡ/ noun4 •(UK, historical) A member of an 18th- and 19th-century political party in Britain that was opposed to the Tories, and eventually became the Liberal Party.One was a piece, Two Cheers for the Whig Interpretation of History, by William Cronon, president of the American Historical Association. — 2012 •(US, historical) A member of a 19th-century US political party opposed to the Democratic Party. •(US, historical) An advocate of war against, or independence from, Britain during the American Revolution. •(UK, rare) A member (especially a politician) of the former Liberal Party or its successor, the Liberal Democrats. formsWhigs