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fizgig.

A flirtatious, coquettish girl, inclined to gad or gallivant about; a gig, a giglot, a jillflirt.

6 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈfɪzɡɪɡ/Received-Pronunciation/ˈfɪzˌɡɪɡ/General-American
  1. A flirtatious, coquettish girl, inclined to gad or gallivant about; a gig, a giglot, a jillflirt.

    archaic
  2. Something frivolous or trivial; a gewgaw, a trinket.

    archaic
Where this word comes from

From Middle English gig (“a frivolous woman”); the first element of the word may be from fise (“an instance of flatulence”), from fist (“an act of breaking wind”).

verb/ˈfɪzɡɪɡ/Received-Pronunciation/ˈfɪzˌɡɪɡ/General-American
  1. To roam around in a frivolous manner; to gad about, to gallivant.

    archaic · intransitive
Where this word comes from

From Middle English gig (“a frivolous woman”); the first element of the word may be from fise (“an instance of flatulence”), from fist (“an act of breaking wind”).

noun/ˈfɪzɡɪɡ/Received-Pronunciation/ˈfɪzˌɡɪɡ/General-American
  1. A small squib-like firework that explodes with a fizzing or hissing noise.

    archaic
Where this word comes from

From fizz + gig (“a whirling thing”).

noun/ˈfɪzɡɪɡ/Received-Pronunciation/ˈfɪzˌɡɪɡ/General-American
  1. A police informer, a stool pigeon, someone employed by police to entrap someone else or provoke them to commit a crime.

    Australia · dated · slang
Where this word comes from

Origin unknown.

verb/ˈfɪzɡɪɡ/Received-Pronunciation/ˈfɪzˌɡɪɡ/General-American
  1. To act as a police informer or agent provocateur.

    Australia · dated · slang
Where this word comes from

Origin unknown.

noun/ˈfɪzɡɪɡ/Received-Pronunciation/ˈfɪzˌɡɪɡ/General-American
  1. common ragwort (Jacobaea vulgaris, syn. Senecio jacobaea).

    Scotland · rare
Where this word comes from

Origin unknown.

noun/ˈfɪzɡɪɡ/Received-Pronunciation/ˈfɪzˌɡɪɡ/General-American
  1. Archaic form of fishgig.

    alt-of · archaic
Where this word comes from

Possibly from Spanish fisga (“harpoon”).

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