giddy
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- adjective
- /ˈɡɪdi/
- Informal
- On the landing, I ran into a group of giddy secretaries.
- giddy laughter
- get giddy
- too giddy
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- It wasn't deep, giddy, childlike, make your sides hurt laughter.
- My biggest Igs about Maverick, probably when he acts giddy and girly.
- I look at her dumbfounded while my whole class gets giddy.
- Gray den and Gray dream makes a giddy sound, Not strong, like rent feeding a wife, satisfying a man.
Examples
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But they all seemed to want this freedom, this giddy chaos.
Fiction book (1990) -
Cee Cee loved the way the kid was starting to learn to be silly, giddy, and childlike.
Fiction book (1991) -
You people are a little too giddy from all your gifts from the President.
Blog text (18) -
I think I would prefer a roll in the hay, but the whole thing makes me giddy.
Fiction book (2001) -
OK, here's why we're all like little pre-K giddy kids over this.
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He's friendly, almost giddy, laughing easily at my jokes, even those at his expense.
Academic text (2011) -
Sometimes there are celebrities who make me feel like a giddy 16-year-old trapped in a 24-year-old's body.
Blog text (2) -
Donald Gennaro, who has become increasingly friendly with Hammond, even giddy, grins from ear to ear.
Fiction book (1993) -
She's singing "Sleigh Ride" and doing all the sound effects and clip-clops and giddy-ups.
Fiction book (1993) -
At the party, the children were giddy with excitement as they opened their presents.
Synonyms
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Not sensible and often a little foolish
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2.9
Often laughing in a light, silly way when nervous or amused
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Lively and full of fun, making people laugh
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6.3
Silly, not very intelligent and not serious
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3.9
Someone who is silly and not very serious
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7.9
Not thinking carefully and often acting silly
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9.9
Feeling silly and cheerful in a light, slightly confused way
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Playful and silly in a way that makes people laugh
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8.3
Not serious and likely to make bad choices
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5.0
Being silly and not serious in behavior
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Etymology
Giddy comes from an old English word gidig meaning 'mad' or 'foolish'. So, when giddy means 'not serious' or playful, imagine someone acting a little 'mad' in a silly, light-hearted way.