midgy1
/ˈmɪdʒi/(also midgey, midgie) Scottish, English regional (northern ), and United States regional (north-east. )
noun
A midge.
- Dict. Amer. Regional Eng., at midge, records the plural midgies as an oral response to the question ‘a very tiny fly that you can hardly see, but that bites’ from respondents in the north-eastern United States in 1965–70..
Origin
Late 19th century; earliest use found in Richard Heslop (1842–1916). From midge + -y.
midgy2
/ˈmɪdʒi/Chiefly poetic
adjective
Consisting of or characterized by midges.
Origin
Early 19th century; earliest use found in James Grahame (1765–1811), poet. From midge + -y.