Definition of figary in English:
figary
nounPlural figariesfɪˈɡɛːri
Irish A whim or sudden impulse.
he puts on these meals whenever he gets a figary
Example sentencesExamples
- The idea of raising the dam is not only a figary, it's foolery!
- The government has tried to claim the 'squeezed middle' is some media-created figary.
- The Five Point Plan was just some figary he dreamed up while he was in hiding last week.
- He took a figary and decided to set up a stall in Cork Market, selling mainly olives.
- Sometimes what we require from our politicians is calm level-headedness rather than dreamy figaries or excessively blunt ambition.
Origin
Early 17th century: alteration of vagary.