FIGGED | English Meaning, Definition, and Pronunciation

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Word: Fig

Speech Type: Verb

Etymology:

late 17th century: variant of obsolete feague ‘liven up’ (earlier ‘whip’); perhaps related to German fegen ‘sweep, thrash’; compare with fake. An early sense of the verb was ‘fill the head with nonsense’; later (early 19th century) ‘cause (a horse) to be lively and carry its tail well (by applying ginger to its anus)’; hence ‘smarten up’

Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling: fɪɡ
Dialects: British English
Definition:

dress up (someone) to look smart

Short Definition:

dress up someone to look smart

Examples:
  • he was figged out as fine as fivepence, with white trousers and rings and chains

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