fizgig

Meanings

Plural: fizgigs

Noun

an implement with a shaft and barbed point used for catching fish
a firework that fizzes as it moves
A flirtatious, coquettish girl, inclined to gad or gallivant about; a gig, a giglot, a jillflirt.
Something frivolous or trivial; a gewgaw, a trinket.
A small squib-like firework that explodes with a fizzing or hissing noise.
A spear with a barb on the end of it, used for catching fish, frogs, or other small animals; a type of harpoon.
A police informer, a stool pigeon, someone employed by police to entrap someone else or provoke them to commit a crime.
common ragwort (Jacobaea vulgaris, syn. Senecio jacobaea).

Verb

To roam around in a frivolous manner; to gad about, to gallivant.
To act as a police informer or agent provocateur.

Origin / Etymology

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”).

Synonyms

fishgig, folderol, gewgaw, gig, giglot, grass up, inform, informant, lance, snitch, spear, trifle, trinket

Scrabble Score: 20

fizgig is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word
fizgig is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
fizgig is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 22

fizgig is a valid Words With Friends word