mirligoes

English

Etymology

From Scots mirligoes (“dizziness”).

Noun

mirligoes (uncountable)

1. (Scotland) Dizziness; lightheadedness.

References

“mirligoes, n.”, in OED Online ⁠, Oxford, Oxfordshire: Oxford University Press, March 2022.

Scots

Alternative forms

• merligoes, mirlygoes

Noun

mirligoes (plural)

1. (obsolete) dizziness; giddiness