we here this phrase a lot and know what it means - i.e exclamation of suprise - however where did it originate from i ? was someone's aunt drunk?
2006-11-24 23:53:54 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Languages
This expression is thought to date from the time of the popular stage play "Charley's Aunt". It is an expression of surprise. While the word "giddy " usually has the meaning of spinning around (of which there was a fair bit in that production), the expression probably relates to an alternative meaning of the word indicating "impetuous", "irresponsible" or "madcap" (Old English gydig meant "crazy, mad, frenzied, possessed by God").
2006-11-25 08:36:00 · answer #1 · answered by Doethineb 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Oh My Giddy Aunt
2016-10-05 12:07:11 · answer #2 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
My "giddy aunt" is an expression used to denote surprise. The "giddy" in this instance is probably unrelated to a sense of spinning around but rather to an alternative meaning of the word indicating "impulsive" or "scatterbrained"
The aunt part i dont know.
2006-11-25 00:03:14 · answer #3 · answered by Fairy Jenna 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
My "giddy aunt" is an expression used to denote surprise. The "giddy" in this instance is probably unrelated to a sense of spinning around but rather to an alternative meaning of the word indicating "impulsive" or "scatterbrained" (Old English gydig meant "mad, frenzied, possessed by God"). The expression is much older than the movies!
2006-11-25 00:05:45 · answer #4 · answered by Saudi Geoff 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
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oh my giddy aunt - where does this phrase originate from?
we here this phrase a lot and know what it means - i.e exclamation of suprise - however where did it originate from i ? was someone's aunt drunk?
2015-08-18 07:49:37 · answer #5 · answered by Joete 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It starts with someone seeing their aunt walking with wobbly feet after exiting a room that still has a male occupant. Just for the heck of it he/she says "oh, my giddy aunt"
2016-03-14 20:15:02 · answer #6 · answered by Cheryl 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
My "giddy aunt" is an expression used to denote surprise. The "giddy" in this instance is probably unrelated to a sense of spinning around but rather to an alternative meaning of the word indicating "impulsive" or "scatterbrained" (Old English gydig meant "mad, frenzied, possessed by God").
giddy
O.E. gidig, variant of *gydig "insane, mad, stupid, possessed by a spirit," probably from P.Gmc. *guthigaz, from *guthan "god" + *-ig "possessed." Meaning "having a confused, swimming sensation" is from 1570.
2006-11-25 00:07:50 · answer #7 · answered by fidget 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Patrick Troughton.
2014-01-05 21:32:27 · answer #8 · answered by ? 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
never heard of it!
2006-11-25 00:01:17 · answer #9 · answered by bender 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
england ,europe.
2006-11-25 22:21:02 · answer #10 · answered by samora 2 · 0⤊ 2⤋