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Meaning of tallywag | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

  1. A testicle.
    archaic, in-plural, slang
  2. The penis.
    archaic, slang
  3. The black sea bass, Centropristis striata.
    uncommon

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”
“But any more lip like that and it's not the crack of this slingshot pebble that you'll feel but a fist curling your teeth and these clogs kicking your tallywags up into your mouth to meet them.”
“Mrs. Hemstock (rather faintly): I canna abide to feel a man’s arms shiverin’ agen me. It ma’es me feel like a tallywag post hummin’.”
“72. CENTROPRISTIS STRIATA. (the black sea-bass, black-fish, tally-wag, hannahill, black-will, black harry)”
“These are our five favorites: Black Sea Bass ¶ Also called black perch, rock bass, chub, and tallywag”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.

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