a. colloq. [f. WIGGLE v. or sb. + -Y1: cf. WAGGLY.] Characterized by or suggestive of ‘wiggling’; (in reference to form) having small irregular undulations. Also in reduplicated forms Wiggly-waggly (cf. prec.), -woggly.
1903. G. H. Lorimer, Lett. Self-made Merch., vii. 84. A mule … with … droopy, wiggly-woggly ears that swung in a circle as easy as if they ran on ball-bearings.
1907. Westm. Gaz., 29 Oct., 2/3. His [sc. a dog’s] legs are wiggly.
1907. Blackw. Mag., April, 459/1. Black ‘Arscot’ tie with a white wiggly bacterial pattern.
1913. Daily News, 12 Nov., 8. The wiggly-waggly movement of the seal’s body.
1919. Christine Orr, Glorious Thing, iv. That wiggly seam down the front.
