whig

noun

1. (UK, dialectal, obsolete)Acidulated whey, sometimes mixed with buttermilk and sweet herbs, used as a cooling beverage.
2. Buttermilk.
3. (UK, historical)A member of an 18th- and 19th-century political party in Britain that was opposed to the Tories, and eventually became the Liberal Party.

   “One was a piece, Two Cheers for the Whig Interpretation of History, by William Cronon, president of the American Historical Association.”

4. (UK, rare)A member (especially a politician) of the former Liberal Party or its successor, the Liberal Democrats.
5. (US, historical)An advocate of war against, or independence from, Britain during the American Revolution.
6. (US, historical)A member of a 19th-century US political party opposed to the Democratic Party.

verb

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