Wag Mon

School attendance officer / Truant officer ('Wagging Man')

In the black country we say:

Wag Mon

This translates to:

School attendance officer / Truant officer ('Wagging Man')

Example Sentence

Quick, run, it's the Wag Mon!

Description

'Wag Mon' (Wagging Man) was the Black Country term for the school attendance officer or truant officer, whose job it was to catch children 'wagging it' (playing truant) from school.

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