wiggly, a. colloq.
(ˈwɪglɪ)
[f. wiggle v. or n. + -y1: cf. waggly.]
Characterized by or suggestive of ‘wiggling’; (in reference to form) having small irregular undulations. Also in reduplicated forms wiggly-waggly (cf. wiggle-waggle n., a.), -woggly.
| 1903 G. H. Lorimer Lett. Self-made Merch. vii. 84 A mule..with..droopy, wiggly-woggly ears that swung in a circle as easy as if they ran on ball-bearings. 1907 Westm. Gaz. 29 Oct. 2/3 His [sc. a dog's] legs are wiggly. 1907 Blackw. Mag. Apr. 459/1 Black ‘Arscot’ tie with a white wiggly bacterial pattern. 1913 Daily News 12 Nov. 8 The wiggly-waggly movement of the seal's body. 1919 C. Orr Glorious Thing iv, That wiggly seam down the front. |