agigadj.
/əˈɡɪɡ/, U.S. /əˈɡɪɡ/ Chiefly U.S. Now rare.
In predicative use: excited, agitated.
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the mind > emotion > excitement > [adjective]
fevering?a1200
upreareda1382
warm1390
amoveda1400
entalented1402
stirred1483
intoxicatea1533
roused1575
vibrant1575
waked1581
irritated1595
uproused1597
gunpowdered1604
concitated1652
exagitated1659
animated1660
upstirreda1666
instinct1667
hot-headed1679
flushed1749
abubble1766
agig1767
fermentitious1807
suscitated1811
effervescent1833
effervescing1837
quick1837
galvanized1843
ginger beery1849
excited1855
ablaze1859
het1862
effervescible1866
thrilly1893
piqued1902
all of a doodah1915
hopped-up1923
adrenalized1935
volted1936
hyped1938
spooked up1939
twitterpated1942
up1942
jazzed1955
psyched1963
amped1967
plugged-in1967
torqued1967
buzzy1978
1767 T. Bridges Homer Travestie (ed. 2) II. 108 But something set her so agig, She sent a monstrous great he pig That swallow'd ev'ry thing he found.
1779 D. Norris Let. 27 Feb. in A. C. Myers Sally Wister's Jrnl. (1902) 199 Thy mischievous sister has set me all agig to know what he said about you.
1898 Eng. Dial. Dict. I. 27/1 Agig, adj. Glo[ucesterhire]..[əgi·g]..agig, giggling, excited.
1902 H. G. Rowe Maid of Bar Harbor (1904) i. 7 He replaced the book upon the stand with an irreverent thump that set the china upon the table all agig, and provoked a gentle titillation between the creamer and the hot-water pot.
1914 M. L. Theiss-Whaley By Earthquake & Fire ii. ix. 373 Agig with delight at having an opportunity to rap the man whom he was pleased to look upon as an enemy.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2012; most recently modified version published online December 2021).
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adj.1767