ˈfliskmahoy Sc.
[f. flisk v. Jamieson gives also Fliskmahaigo with similar sense; the unmeaning endings may have been suggested by the place-names Dalmahoy and Lesmahago.]
A flighty girl; a woman who gives herself airs.
| 1816 Scott Antiq. xxxv, ‘That silly fliskmahoy, Jenny Rintherout.’ 1818 ― Hrt. Midl. l, ‘Seeing I hae prought worthy Mrs. Putler sic a fliskmahoy.’ |