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flitterjigs

flitterjigs noun: an item of clothing that is in tatters or ribbons.

Noun

flitterjigs

  1. (UK, slang) An item of clothing that is in tatters or ribbons.

Origin of flitterjigs

This word has its origins in the 19th-century English spoken in county Donegal in the northwest of Ireland, where the local people are believed to possess the largest lexicon of both English and Gaelic in Ireland.

Questions about flitterjigs

What does flitterjigs mean?
Flitterjigs means an item of clothing that is in tatters or ribbons.
What part of speech is flitterjigs?
Flitterjigs is a noun.

Words near flitterjigs in the dictionary

  1. flitterbat
  2. flitterbats
  3. flittered
  4. flittering
  5. flitterings
  6. flitterjigs
  7. flittermice
  8. flittermouse
  9. flittern
  10. flitterns
  11. flitters

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