Synonyms for on wagon
| Grammar : Adj, noun |
| Spell : wag-uhn |
| Phonetic Transcription : ˈwæg ən |
Top 10 synonyms for on wagon Other synonyms for the word on wagon
- ascetic
- clear-headed
- cold sober
- continent
- crash
- detox
- detoxification
- dry
- drying out
- free of alcohol
- nonindulgent
- not drinking
- not drunk
- not partaking of alcohol
- on the wagon
- period of abstinence
- restrained
- self-possessed
- sober
- stone cold sober
- sudden withdrawal
- sworn off
- taking the cure
- temperate
- took the pledge
- unintoxicated
Définition of on wagon
Origin :- 1520s, from Middle Dutch wagen, waghen, from Proto-Germanic *wagnaz (cf. Old English wægn, Modern English wain, Old Saxon and Old High German wagan, Old Norse vagn, Old Frisian wein, German Wagen), from PIE *woghnos, from *wegh- "to carry, to move" (cf. Sanskrit vahanam "vessel, ship," Greek okhos, Latin vehiculum, Old Church Slavonic vozu "carriage, chariot," Russian povozka, Lithuanian vazis "a small sledge," Old Irish fen, Welsh gwain "carriage, cart;" see weigh).
- In Dutch and German, the general word for "a wheel vehicle;" English use is a result of contact through Flemish immigration, Dutch trade, or the Continental wars. It has largely displaced the native cognate, wain. Spelling preference varied randomly between -g- and -gg- from mid-18c., before American English settled on the etymological wagon, while waggon remained common in Great Britain. Wagon train is attested from 1810. Phrase on the wagon "abstaining from alcohol" is 1904, originally on the water cart.
- As in on the wagon : adj not drinking alcohol
- As in sober : adj not partaking of alcohol
- As in cold turkey : noun complete and sudden withdrawal from an addictive substance
Antonyms for on wagon
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