different between figgy vs tiggy

English

Etymology

fig +? -yHowever, in some cases the origin was Middle French and had no connection to figs; see Figgy pudding#Etymology on Wikipedia.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?f??i/
• Rhymes: -??i

Adjective

figgy (comparative figgier, superlative figgiest)

1. Of or like figs.

   This cake has a figgy taste.

2. Containing figs.

   We all want some figgy pudding — line from the Christmas song "We Wish You a Merry Christmas"(Can we date this quote?)

English

Pronunciation

Noun

tiggy (uncountable)

1. (Australia, New Zealand, North Island) The children?s game tag.
   • 1996 M. J. Carr, Murder: Past Tense, p67

     The teacher tried to encourage him to join in, and would tell Jamie to go and play 'tiggy' with the others.

   • 2006 Fiona Doyle, "Wet Season Time," On Country: Stories of Nyrlotte, Univ. of Queensland Press, p15

     Everyone raced to catch squid hiding under floating leaves or wood, or tried to catch seahorses as well as playing tiggy in the water.

   • 2009 Kirsty Anderson, TATSLINA - The Gipsy Princess, Valerie Yule, Literacy Innovations, p35

     In the day they would walk along, playing tiggy and talking, and in the evening they would swim and surf

Synonyms

• (the game of tag): chasey, it, tag