noun
General Slang
wag mon
· noun · brummie
A truancy officer — the bloke who hunts kids skiving off school.
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The school attendance officer — the council-sent enforcer whose job was knocking on doors when kids didn't show up for class. Loomed large in mid-20th-century Birmingham childhoods. The threat of the wag mon kept many a Brummie kid honest.
“Don't go up the park today, our kid — the wag mon's about.”
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wag mon In A Sentence
Don't go up the park today, our kid — the wag mon's about.
Origin & Usage
From the Brummie/Northern verb 'to wag it' (to skive off school). The 'wag mon' is the man who catches you wagging.
People Also Ask
Is 'wag mon' still used?
Mostly nostalgic now. You'll hear older Brummies use it; the official role today is 'education welfare officer'.
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