giglet

noun

gig·​let

variants or less commonly giglot

ˈgiglə̇t

plural -s

1

archaic : a lascivious woman : wanton

set upon the giglet and beat her … soundly

—S. H. Adams

2

: a giddy frivolous frolicsome girl

that overgrown giglet

—Osbert Sitwell

Word History

Etymology

Middle English gigelot, giggelot, probably from gigg, gigge silly girl

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