An archaic or dialectal variant of 'gig,' referring to a spinning toy, a lively dance, or a performance.
From Middle English 'gigge,' possibly from Old Norse 'giga' (to move back and forth). An older spelling of the modern word 'gig' with roots in Scandinavian languages.
Medieval dancers called their fast, whirling dances 'gigges'—the word came from watching spinning tops, and the connection to 'giddy' is right there in the motion!
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