figgy
/ˈfɪɡi/adjective
figgy is an adjective meaning “Of or like figs” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is spelled F-I-G-G-Y, and it appears about once in every 15 million words in written English (wordfreq, 2021 data).
What does figgy mean?
adjective
- 1
Of or like figs.
This cake has a figgy taste.
- 2
Containing figs.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
How do you pronounce figgy?
- /ˈfɪɡi/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-figgy.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of figgy
- figgier comparative
- figgiest superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
How common is figgy?
Figgy appears about once in every 15 million words in written English, the 115,751st most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
Where does figgy come from?
From fig + -y. However, figgy pudding has a different origin; see Figgy pudding#Etymology on Wikipedia.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).