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whig

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Noun

  1. Acidulated whey, sometimes mixed with buttermilk and sweet herbs, used as a cooling beverage.
  2. Buttermilk.
  3. A member of an 18th- and 19th-century political party in Britain that was opposed to the Tories, and eventually became the Liberal Party.
  4. A member (especially a politician) of the former Liberal Party or its successor, the Liberal Democrats.
  5. An advocate of war against, or independence from, Britain during the American Revolution.
  6. A member of a 19th-century US political party opposed to the Democratic Party.

Verb

  1. To urge forward; drive briskly.
  2. To jog along; move or work briskly.
  3. To weird out or disturb someone.

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