| 单词 | in high gig |
| 释义 | > as lemmasin high gig b. Fun, merriment, glee. in high gig, on the (high) gig: in a state of boisterous hilarity; also dialect eager, impatient. Now dialect. ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > pleasure > merriment > [noun] dreamOE man-dreamOE gleea1200 galec1200 bauderyc1386 oliprancec1390 cheera1393 gaynessc1400 disportc1405 joyousitiea1450 festivitya1500 lakea1500 gaiety1573 merriment1574 jucundity1575 galliardise?1577 jouissance1579 merrymake1579 jolliment1590 mirth1591 jollyhead1596 spleen1598 jocantry16.. geniality1609 jovialty1621 jocundry1637 gaietry1650 sport1671 fun1726 galliardism1745 gig1777 merrymaking1779 hilarity1834 rollick1852 1777 F. Burney Early Jrnls. & Lett. (1990) II. 271 The Girls, Betsy & Beckey, were upon the high Gig all the Time, for they enjoyed seeing me thus whisked about. 1807 Oracle in Spirit of Public Jrnls. (1809) XII. 45 I tells you Common Garden's the gig, the go, and the finish. 1813 T. Moore Intercepted Lett. iii. 21 We were all in high gig—Roman Punch and Tokay Travelled round, till our heads travelled just the same way. 1819 ‘R. Rabelais’ Abeillard & Heloisa 36 Being so full of gig and glee Begins her speech with He! He! He! c1830 in Besant 50 Yrs. Ago 134 A laughter-loving lass of eighteen who dearly loved a bit of gig. 1876 C. C. Robinson Gloss. Words Dial. Mid-Yorks. Gig, a state of flurry; ‘He's on the gig to be off.’ < as lemmas |
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