Etymology

figgle

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Today it means: To fidget about; wriggle Full definition →

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The story

From fig (“to move briskly; go to and fro”, a variant of fike) + -le (frequentative suffix). Compare also Middle English fikelen (“to wag the head or tail; fawn”).

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