phizgig Austral. slang.
(ˈfɪzgɪg)
Also phizzgig.
= fizgig 6. Hence as v. intr., to act as an informer.
| 1941 in Baker Dict. Austral. Slang. 1955 V. Kelly Shadow i. 10 The boys suspect he's been phizgigging. Ibid. iv. 45 Prior passed the word along to phizgigs that the police would appreciate information about the identity of the counterfeiters. 1973 Nation Rev. (Melbourne) III. No. 49. 2/2 Lenny..was described in his biog as a former ‘phizzgig’ (police informer). |