Scottish National Dictionary (1700–)
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First published 1976 (SND Vol. X).
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WHIGGLE, v., n. [ʍɪgl]
I. v. To trifle (Fif. 1825 Jam.); “to work in a listless, heartless manner; to idle about” (Cld. 1882 Jam.).
II. n. A trifle, trinket, gew-gaw, “a term used to denote anything that ministers more to conceit than utility” (Fif. 1825 Jam.).
[Cf. Whig, v.3, with freq. or dim. suffix.]
