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geggie Sc.|ˈgɛgɪ|
Also gaggie.
[f. gag n.1]
A travelling theatrical show, usu. held in a tent. Cf. gaff n.4
1898D. Willox Poems & Sk. 16 Glasgow Fair was then held in all its glory..and..young Willox sometimes neglected his duties to witness the glories of the ‘geggie’. 1922Glasgow Herald 17 July, The ‘geggie’, which to the children of the present day is little more than a name, if it is even that. 1931A. J. Cronin Hatter's Castle i. i. 23 This is the first night of Levenford Fair. I saw the start o' the stinking geggies on my way home. 1952T. Johnston Memories i. 14 The gaggie shed or theatre was built of wooden partitions. |