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a wanton; a lascivious or light, giddy girl
It doesn't seem like a real word.

mark known-a-few-giglets Bailey

a wanton; a lascivious or light, giddy girl
It doesn't seem like a real word.

mark known-a-few-giglets Bailey

I know what you mean. The association of giggle comes to mind too quickly.

I know what you mean. The association of giggle comes to mind too quickly.

and yet.... how appropos?

mark don't-they-giggle-a-lot Bailey

But seriously folks, the connection between the wanton, lacivious definition, and the giddy definition seems more like a pejorative judgement call, than it does entymology.

gig (1)
"light carriage, small boat," 1790, perhaps, on notion of bouncing, from M.E. ghyg "spinning top" (in whyrlegyg, 1440), also "giddy girl" (giglet), from O.N. geiga "turn sideways," or Dan. gig "spinning top."

From the Online Etymological Dictionary

This word seems tailor-made for a collective noun: a giglet of schoolgirls.
-gailr

you're right Gailr, it has a collective noun feel.

mark no-gaggles-of-giglets-in-my-family Bailey

Maybe the wanton and lacivious definition was tied in with giddy-up?

I know what you mean. The association of giggle comes to mind too quickly.

and yet.... how appropos?

mark don't-they-giggle-a-lot Bailey

Looks to be formed like chicklet or, no judgment intended, piglet. And looks at first glance like gidget.

And here I thought it was a performer's term for a short show. I think I've already used it as such. Is this from the Urpin' Dictionary?

singlet - one of a possible series
doublet - set of two
triplet - set of three
...
giglet - set of one billion ?