mirligoes

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English

Etymology

From Scots mirligoes (“dizziness”).

Noun

mirligoes (uncountable)

(Scotland) Dizziness; lightheadedness.

References

“mirligoes, n.”, in OED Online ⁠, Oxford, Oxfordshire: Oxford University Press, March 2022.

Scots

Alternative forms

merligoes, mirlygoes

Noun

mirligoes (plural)

(obsolete) dizziness; giddiness

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