tallywag
Proposed by a contributor, not yet supported by evidence.
Sense 1
Register: archaic, slang
Where it’s used:
Used
American English
Examples
And not forget that Pious Prince / Whose Tarriwags it held long since. / What tho’ that Codpiece’s dimension, / Shows something was of large extention
Usage example from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-07-30)
Sources & notes
Adapted from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-07-30 via kaikki.org).
Sense 2
Register: archaic, slang
Sources & notes
Adapted from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-07-30 via kaikki.org).
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Common questions
What does “tallywag” mean?
A testicle.
Is “tallywag” formal or informal?
tallywag is generally archaic, slang.
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