PS: Giddy is one of those words that if you say it over and over enough it sounds so silly. Which is what I am doing right now. Giddygiddygiddy. And how in the world does that fit with 'giddy up!'? Are you telling the horse to get excited? I am so Deep Thoughts, by Jack Handy.
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giddy up
One entry found.
giddyap
From Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary (your friend and mine!)
for "giddyup"
Main Entry: gid·dy·ap
Pronunciation: \ˌgi-dē-ˈap, -ˈəp\
Variant(s): or gid·dy·up \-ˈəp\ also gid·dap \gi-ˈdap, -ˈdep\
Function: verb imperative
Etymology: alteration of get up
Date: circa 1897
—a command (as to a horse) to go ahead or go faster
giddy
2 entries found.
Now here's "giddy"
giddy[1,adjective]giddy[2,verb]
Main Entry: 1gid·dy
Pronunciation: \ˈgi-dē\
Function: adjective
Inflected Form(s): gid·di·er; gid·di·est
Etymology: Middle English gidy mad, foolish, from Old English gydig possessed, mad; akin to Old English god god
Date: 14th century
1 a: dizzy giddy from the unaccustomed exercise b: causing dizziness a giddy height c: whirling rapidly
2 a: lightheartedly silly : frivolous b: joyfully elated : euphoric
— gid·di·ly \ˈgi-də-lē\ adverb
— gid·di·ness \ˈgi-dē-nəs\ noun
I'd say Ashley is feeling like 2a!
She looks like Little Red Riding Hood!
this picture of her makes me laugh because she looks like she is laughing at me...it just keeps going round and round back and forth laughing at each other. I love it.
oh my goodness, what a cutie!
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