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fizgig

fiz·gig

UK/ˈfɪzɡɪɡ/ US/ˈfɪzˌɡɪɡ/ uncommon archaic dated rare slang

noun

1.

an implement with a shaft and barbed point used for catching fish

2.

a firework that fizzes as it moves

Origin

From Middle English gig (“a frivolous woman”); the first element of the word may be from fise (“an instance of flatulence”), from fist (“an act of breaking wind”).

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