hirdie-girdie

adverb

hir·​die-gir·​die

¦hirdi¦girdi,

¦hərdi¦gər-

dialectal, British

: topsy-turvy

Word History

Etymology

alteration of hiddie-giddie, from Middle English (Scots) hiddy-giddy, probably reduplication (influenced by hed, head) of giddy

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