curlycue Meaning, Definition & Usage

Curl"y*cue noun

Etymology

Cf. F. caracole.

Definitions

1. Some thing curled or spiral,, as a flourish made with a pen on paper, or with skates on the ice; a trick; a frolicsome caper. Sometimes written carlicue. Colloq. U.S.

   I gave a flourishing about the room and cut a curlycue with my right foot. McClintock.