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geggies

geggies is the plural of geggie.

Meaning of geggie

Noun

geggie (plural geggies)

  1. A crude theatre space, constructed at a rural fair in Scotland to perform simplified versions of popular plays; a touring group which constructed and performed in such a theatre.
    • The geggies kept alive the nineteenth century 'national repertoire' and performed plays about Wallace, Mary, Queen of Scots, Tam O'Shanter, Jeannie Deans, James V, Highland chiefs, the Falls of Clyde, Wandering Steenie and the Warlocks[…]2020 February 13, Ian Brown, Performing Scottishness: Enactment and National Identities, Springer Nature, →ISBN, page 160
  2. (Scotland) Mouth.
    • 'Aw, now you jest shut yer geggie. First off it's our room for now, because yer mam says so. And second off, I'm no grandda'. How old are you?' Reluctantly, Sam said, 'Nineteen.'2012 December 31, Stephen Baxter, Doctor Who: The Wheel of Ice, Penguin, →ISBN

Questions about geggies

What is geggies the plural of?
Geggies is the plural of geggie.

Words near geggies in the dictionary

  1. geggees
  2. gegger
  3. geggers
  4. geggery
  5. geggie
  6. geggies
  7. gegging
  8. gegging in
  9. Geggis
  10. geggs
  11. gegharkuni

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