grig
/ɡrɪɡ
/noun dialect
1A small eel.
2A grasshopper or cricket.Humped-winged grigs are found in coniferous forests; C. strepitans also occurs in high altitude sagebrush....
- You can listen to songs of grigs and find out more about them at the Web site above.
Phrases
(as) merry (or lively) as a grig
Origin
Middle English (in the sense 'dwarf'): of unknown origin.