I. ˈwig-ˌwag verb
Etymology: English dialect wig to move + English wag
Date: 1892
transitive verb
1. : to signal by wigwagging
2. : to cause to wigwag
intransitive verb
1. : to send a signal by or as if by a flag or light waved according to a code
2. : to make a signal (as by waving the hand or arm)
II. noun
Date: 1893
: the art or practice of wigwagging