A Scottish dialect expression for a state of chaotic uproar, noisy disorder, or general commotion. The reduplication and rhyming structure give it a boisterous, onomatopoeic energy that mirrors the chaos it describes. Found in older Scottish literature and still occasionally heard in rural Scotland or among Scots diaspora, it captures the spirit of a rowdy gathering, a heated argument, or any situation where everything has descended into noisy confusion.
The pub turned into complete hirdy-girdy when someone knocked over the jukebox during the argument.
No comments yet — say something.
(Scotland) Uproar; noisy disorder.
No comments yet — say something.
Add your own interpretation of "hirdy-girdy".
Regional slang from around the English-speaking world — British, Australian, Irish, Caribbean, Nigerian, Filipino, AAVE, and the hyphenated-English dialects that make the internet sound local.
See all Regional & Other slang on Slangora.