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First published 1952 (SND Vol. III). Includes material from the 1976 supplement.
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Quotation dates: 1915-1975
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¶DIZZY-DANDY, v., n.
I. v. To gallivant.Edb. 1932 A. Muir Beginning the Adventure 205–6:
He's been a skeery lad, ower fond of dizzy-dandying awa' to Paris and spending the old laird's money.
II. n. A child's game of dancing in a ring with a song, like ring-a-roses. Ags. 1975:
Dizzy dizzy-dandy, Makkin sugar candy, Gie your bairnies fat ye like But dinna gie them brandy.Dmf. 1915 D. J. Beattie Oor Gate-En' 128:
At "ring-a-rosey" he wad play, His wee bit han' in mine wad stay, An' cry "Gie's 'dizzy-dandy', tae"- Sae fu' o joy.
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