hiddy-giddy, a. and adv. Sc.
(ˈhɪdɪˈgɪdɪ)
[A riming jingle: cf. heady a. 2 b, and giddy.]
A. adj. Giddy, whirling. B. adv. In a giddy whirl; in confusion; topsy-turvy.
| 1450–70 Holland Howlat 821 In came twa flyrand fulis..and ȝeid hiddy giddy. 1535 Lyndesay Satyre 4151 It gart my heid rin hiddie giddie. 1629 Maxwell tr. Herodian (1635) 295 He fell to his hiddygiddy veneration of his country Deity..with antique dances. 1819 W. Tennant Papistry Storm'd (1827) 205 The Main-kirk rang wi' slaps and smites: Pell-mell, thwack! hiddie-giddie! |