gig·let noun alsogig·lot\ˈgiglə̇t\ (-s) Etymology: Middle English gigelot, giggelot, probably from gigg, gigge silly girl — more at gig 1.archaic: a lascivious woman : wanton < set upon the giglet and beat her … soundly — S.H.Adams > 2.: a giddy frivolous frolicsome girl < that overgrown giglet — Osbert Sitwell >