Definition
A firework that makes a hissing sound, or a giddy and flighty person, especially a woman.
Etymology
From 'fiz' (the hissing sound) plus 'gig' (originally meaning something that spins or whirls). Dates to 16th century English, combining onomatopoeia with a word describing motion.
Kelly Says
The word beautifully shows how Elizabethan English speakers made fun of people they found flaky—a 'fizgig' was literally like a spinning firework, implying someone who couldn't be taken seriously!
Translations
AMአማርኛ
ዝንብ ነገር
zinb neg-er
ARالعربية
شيء صغير
she-i- sa-ghar
BNবাংলা
ছোটো জিনিস
chhoto jinis
CACatalà
petit cosí
pe-tit ko-si
CSČeština
malá věc
ma-la vec
DADansk
sjov ting
so-v ting
ELΕλληνικά
μικρό πράγμα
mi-kro pra-gma
FAفارسی
چیزی کوچک
che-zi ku-chuk
FISuomi
pikkupuu
pik-ku-puu
FRFrançais
bricole
bri-ko-le
GUGU
છોટી વસ્તુ
cho-ti vas-tu
HEעברית
דבר קטן
de-ver ka-tan
HIहिन्दी
छोटी चीज़
cho-ti cheez
HUMagyar
kis dolog
kis do-log
IDBahasa Indonesia
mainan kecil
ma-i-an ke-cil
IGIG
ihe n'anya
i-he n'a-nya
ITItaliano
giocattolo
jo-kat-to-lo
KO한국어
작은 장난감
jak-eun jang-nan-gam
MRMR
छोटी गोष्ट
cho-ti gosht
MSBahasa Melayu
benda kecil
ben-da ke-cil
MYမြန်မာ
ကျယ်ကျယ်
kyay-kyay
NLNederlands
klein dingetje
klein ding-e-tje
NONorsk
spøkelses
spo-kel-es
PAPA
ਛੋਟਾ ਚੀਜ਼
chho-ta cheez
PLPolski
mała rzecz
ma-la rze-cz
PTPortuguês
bobagem
bo-ba-gem
RORomână
un lucru mic
un lucru mik
RUРусский
баловство
ba-lo-v-st-vo
SWKiswahili
jambo dogo
ja-mbo do-go
TAதமிழ்
சிறிய பொருள்
si-riy po-rul
TEతెలుగు
చిన్న వస్తువు
chinna vas-tu-vu
TLTL
maliit na bagay
ma-li-it na ba-gay
TRTürkçe
küçük şey
ku-cuk she-y
UKУкраїнська
маленька річ
malen-ka rich
URاردو
چھوٹا سامان
cho-ta sa-ma-an
VITiếng Việt
vật nhỏ
vat nho