whirligig
n.
mid-15c., a child's toy, from whirl, v. + gig (see gig, n.1). Meaning "anything in constant motion" is from 1580s; "fickle, flighty person" is from c.1600; as a type of water beetle, from 1713.
| 词汇 | whirligig |
| 词根词缀 | Online Etymology Dictionary whirligig n. mid-15c., a child's toy, from whirl, v. + gig (see gig, n.1). Meaning "anything in constant motion" is from 1580s; "fickle, flighty person" is from c.1600; as a type of water beetle, from 1713. |
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