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giddy

Moving around something or spinning rapidly.

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#1·Apr 27, 2026UK

Moving around something or spinning rapidly.

They climbed to a giddy height.
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  • “I have not heard ANYONE be giddy about the upcoming midterms. I mostly just hear rage and determination.”

    — Bluesky· May 2026
  • “The thought of swarms of Ukrainian drones blowing the shit out of Red Square during Pooty's parade makes me giddy.”

    — Bluesky· May 2026
  • “What a night for Jimmy Campbell and his Arsenal boys! Today, he joins Marcus and Vish to relive an historic night at the Emirates Stadium. Plus, we are giddy with excitement ahead of Bayern Munich v PSG. But can PSG avoid the dreaded can-can? Out now 👇 lnk.to/ramble”

    — Bluesky· May 2026
  • “very giddy and hard to fall asleep now”

    — Bluesky· May 2026
  • “When Trudeau was near she went giddy.”

    — Bluesky· May 2026
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#2·Apr 27, 2026UK

(predicative, _, only) Feeling a sense of spinning in the head, causing a perception of unsteadiness and being about to fall down; dizzy.

The man became giddy upon standing up so fast.
Origin: The is derived from , gedy, gydy, from , gydiġ, from , from *god + *-ig, *-g. The English word is analysable as . The and the are derived from the adjective. Origin information sourced from Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0).
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#3·Apr 27, 2026UK

(attributive) Causing or likely to cause dizziness or a feeling of unsteadiness.

For parents

"giddy" means: Causing or likely to cause dizziness or a feeling of unsteadiness.. This is a fairly neutral word with no inherent risk attached. There is no real cause for parental concern; it is descriptive vocabulary rather than something dangerous. If your child uses it, context will usually make the meaning clear. A brief, curious question about where they heard it is generally enough to know whether to follow up.

For ESL learners

"giddy" means: Causing or likely to cause dizziness or a feeling of unsteadiness.. Register: neutral, standard English, usable in most everyday contexts. A common non-native mistake is to use the word in the wrong register, or to assume one fixed meaning when it is actually polysemous; always check the surrounding register and the audience before producing it yourself. In formal writing, prefer a neutral synonym or a short descriptive phrase, and use this word only when you have heard or read it being used naturally in a comparable context.

Heard in the wild
  • “This White House stenographer pool sure is giddy in love with Rubio. They continue to shill and bend to the kakistocracy. It’s nauseating. Here’s a tell with Marco: He’s lying when the cotton mouth begins. And when it doesn’t. And when he’s talking.”

    — Bluesky· May 2026
  • “My desire is that when you visit you'll try on one of my flannel shirts and get giddy over how cutely oversized it is, then experience a moment of crushing, dead-eyed, longing, and then feel an irresistible itch to take it off and put a dress back on”

    — Bluesky· May 2026
  • “Has anyone informed Steve-from-Ohio his orange pissbrain pedo president is stealing fistful of tax payer monies to build his monuments? I'm sure Steve-from-Ohio will be all giddy with glory”

    — Bluesky· May 2026
  • “These goons are giddy about mass surveillance and how much power it gives them. 🧵”

    — Bluesky· May 2026
  • “We need to paint both this conservative supreme court and the republicans who are giddy about this decision”

    — Bluesky· May 2026
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