figgy

[ fig-ee ]

adjective,fig·gi·er, fig·gi·est.

Origin of figgy

First recorded in 1540–50; fig¹ + -y¹

Just as Maggie is radically make, so is figgy related to fake.
Archaic England | Harold Bayley
A plum-cake is always called a figgy cake in Devonshire, where raisins are denominated figs, and hence the term.
Popular Rhymes and Nursery Tales | David Goodger (goodger@python.org)
Madge figgy tried hard to laugh away their fears and cheer them up.
Cornwall's Wonderland | Mabel Quiller-Couch
Madge figgy, as you already know, spent most of her life in injuring someone.
Cornwall's Wonderland | Mabel Quiller-Couch
One particularly stormy day, Madge figgy sat in her great chair in high glee.
Cornwall's Wonderland | Mabel Quiller-Couch

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