FIZGIG
fizgig
(noun) a firework that fizzes as it moves
spear, gig, fizgig, fishgig, lance
(noun) an implement with a shaft and barbed point used for catching fish
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology 1
Noun
fizgig (plural fizgigs)
(archaic) A flirtatious, coquettish girl, inclined to gad or gallivant about; a gig, a giglot, a jillflirt. [From 1520s.]
(archaic) Something frivolous or trivial; a gewgaw, a trinket.
Synonyms
• (flirtatious, coquettish girl): gig, giglot
• (something frivolous or trivial): folderol, gewgaw, trifle, trinket
Verb
fizgig (third-person singular simple present fizgigs, present participle fizgigging, simple past and past participle fizgigged)
(archaic, intransitive) To roam around in a frivolous manner; to gad about, to gallivant.
Etymology 2
Noun
fizgig (plural fizgigs)
(archaic) A small squib-like firework that explodes with a fizzing or hissing noise.
Etymology 3
Noun
fizgig (plural fizgigs)
(fishing) A spear with a barb on the end of it, used for catching fish; a type of harpoon.
Etymology 4
Noun
fizgig (plural fizgigs)
(Australia, slang, dated) A police informer, a stool pigeon, someone employed by police to entrap someone elseor provoke them to commit a crime.
Synonyms
• See Thesaurus:informant
Verb
fizgig (third-person singular simple present fizgigs, present participle fizgigging, simple past and past participle fizgigged)
(Australia, slang, dated) To act as a police informer or agent provocateur.
Synonyms
• inform, grass up, snitch; See also rat out
Etymology 5
Noun
fizgig (plural fizgigs)
(Scotland, rare) The common ragwort (Jacobaea vulgaris).
Source: Wiktionary
Fiz"gig`, n.
Definition: A fishing spear. [Obs.] Sandys.
Fiz"gig`, n. Etym: [Fizz + gig whirling thing.]
Definition: A firework, made of damp powder, which makes a fizzing or hissing noise when it explodes.
Fiz"gig`, n. Etym: [See Gig a flirt.]
Definition: A gadding, flirting girl. Gosson.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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