"hirdy-girdy" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: hirdy-girdies [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} hirdy-girdy (countable and uncountable, plural hirdy-girdies)
  1. Obsolete form of hurdy-gurdy (“musical instrument”). Tags: alt-of, countable, obsolete, uncountable Alternative form of: hurdy-gurdy (extra: musical instrument)
    Sense id: en-hirdy-girdy-en-noun-Yjqw3zDL Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 48 52
  2. (Scotland) Uproar; noisy disorder. Tags: Scotland, countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-hirdy-girdy-en-noun-XH8y2rE9 Categories (other): Scottish English, English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 48 52

Inflected forms

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