giglet

American  

[gig-lit] / ˈgɪg lɪt /

Or giglot

noun

1. a giddy, playful girl.

2. Archaic. a lascivious woman.

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Etymology

Origin of giglet

First recorded in 1300–50, giglet is from the Middle English word gig(e)lot. See gig ³, -let

Example Sentences

Where ance the coggie hirpled fair, And blithesome poortith toomed the loof, There's nae a burnie giglet rare But blaws in ilka jinking coof.

From Project Gutenberg

In the lapse of some four or five minutes, the giglet damsel came out of the house, and by the glimpse of a light from a window as she passed they saw she had a tankard of smoking drink in her hand, with which she went to the friar; and my grandfather and his companion, taking advantage of this, slipped out of their hiding-place and stole softly into the house and reached the outer chamber that was parted from madam's banquet bower by the arras partition.

From Project Gutenberg

O mickle yeuks the keckle doup, An' a' unsicker girns the graith, For wae and wae! the crowdies loup O'er jouk an' hallan, braw an' baith Where ance the coggie hirpled fair, And blithesome poortith toomed the loof, There's nae a burnie giglet rare But blaws in ilka jinking coof.

From Project Gutenberg

In that crowd, as I am credibly informed, were gathered—but none could distinguish them—gentle and simple, maiden ladies with their servants or housekeepers, side by side with longshoremen, hovellers, giglet maids, and urchins; all alike magnetised and drawn thither by the Man and the Hour.

From Project Gutenberg

Then, ’twas a cushy-doo’s That’s brooding on her nest, while the red giglet’s Was a gowk’s at the end of June.

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