hirdie-girdie
adverb
hir·die-gir·die
¦hirdi¦girdi,
¦hərdi¦gər-
dialectal, British
: topsy-turvy
Word History
Etymology
alteration of hiddie-giddie, from Middle English (Scots) hiddy-giddy, probably reduplication (influenced by hed, head) of giddy
- butch
- butcher
- butcher block
- butcher knife
- butcher linen
- butcher paper
- butcher rayon
- butcher's linen
- butcher's-broom
- butcher's-brooms
- butcher-bird
- butcher-block
- butcherbirds
- butchered
- butcherer
- butcherers
- butcheries
- butchering
- butcherings
- butcherless
- butcherlier
- butcherliest
- butcherly
- butchers
- butchery