whirligig• A group of whirligigbeetlesspan round and round on the surface of the water putting me in a daze.• So the political whirligig goes round; and the deadlock is almost complete.• Old Bill Shakespeare's whirligig of time again!• They thereby avoidcommitment to any currentfad that comes up on the whirligig of fashion.
Originwhirligig
(1400-1500)whirl + gig“something that turns around very quickly” ( → GIG1)