noun
- a type of firework that makes a loud hissing sound.
- a whirling toy that makes a whizzing noise.
- fishgig.
- Australian. a police informer.
noun
- a frivolous or flirtatious girl
- a firework or whirling top that fizzes as it moves
- a variant of fishgig
- Australian slang a police informer
verb
- (intr) Australian slang to inform on criminals to the police
“light, frivolous woman,” 1520s, first element of uncertain origin, second element is Middle English gig “frivolous person” (see gig (n.1)).