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Word: Fig
Speech Type: Verb
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’
fɪɡ
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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