giglet

or gig·lot

[ gig-lit ]

/ ˈgɪg lɪt /

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noun

a giddy, playful girl.

Archaic. a lascivious woman.

Nearby words

gigantopithecus, gigaton, gigawatt, giggle, giggly, giglet, gigli, gigli, beniamino, giglot, gigo, gigolo

Origin of giglet

First recorded in 1300–50, giglet is from the Middle English word gig(e)lot. See gig¹, -let

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Examples from the Web for giglet

She wept a bit, and then she began to laugh and, in fact, went on about it like a giglet wench of twenty-five.
The Torch and Other Tales|Eden Phillpotts