GIDDY
What does "GIDDY" mean?
Feeling dizzy and lightheaded, or elated to the point of silliness.
Meanings
- Dizzy; having a reeling, lightheaded sensation. Looking down from the tower made her giddy.
- Excitedly elated, often to the point of silliness. They were giddy with relief when the results came in.
Did you know?
- To be 'giddy' once meant to be possessed by a god: Old English 'gydig' shares a root with 'god', and the dizziness was originally divine madness.
Word origin
From Old English 'gydig' (insane, possessed by a god), from a Germanic root related to 'god' - literally 'god-held' before it came to mean dizzy.
Remember it
GIDDY has a wobbly double 'D' in the middle - like knees that won't hold steady.
A little poem
The carousel stops-
the world keeps spinning past her,
joy and dizziness one.
haiku
Wordplay
- I told my doctor I felt giddy. She asked if it was the dizzy kind or the good news kind - turns out the cure is very different.
What it teaches
Great joy and a loss of balance feel the same in the body; sometimes being thrilled is just falling in a happy direction.
Quick facts
What does GIDDY mean?
Feeling dizzy and lightheaded, or elated to the point of silliness.
Is GIDDY a valid word?
Yes — GIDDY is one of the answer words in Wordul, the daily word game.
How many letters is GIDDY?
GIDDY has 5 letters and 2 syllables.
Where does GIDDY come from?
From Old English 'gydig' (insane, possessed by a god), from a Germanic root related to 'god' - literally 'god-held' before it came to mean dizzy.
What can GIDDY teach us?
Great joy and a loss of balance feel the same in the body; sometimes being thrilled is just falling in a happy direction.
How players do
Be the first to solve it.