curlycue

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Noun

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curlycue (plural curlycues)

  1. Alternative spelling of curlicue
  2. (dated) A flourish; a caper.
    • 1852, W. J. McClintoch, The Marriage of Johnny Beedle:
      I gave a flourishing about the room and cut a curlycue with my right foot.