Hurdy Gurdy

A stringed instrument invented during the Medieval period in which sound is produced by turning a crank connected to a rosined wheel that excites the strings, much like a violin bow. Different notes are achieved by pressing in keys to which tiny metal or wood pieces called tangents are attached that touch the melody string (or strings) and change their sounding length. These instruments usually have one or more drone strings in addition to the melody string(s) whose pitch is fixed. Often, a hurdy gurdy will possess a buzzing bridge, also known as a "dog", which supplies a rhythmic buzz every time the player sharply jerks the crank. The instrument is held on the lap with the right hand cranking the wheel and the other pressing the keys (in right-handed instruments). The hurdy gurdy sounds similar to bagpipes, but is very different in the way it produces sound. The hurdy gurdy was popular in France, among many other places in Western and Eastern Europe, and though at various points it was associated with the peasantry, it was a favorite instrument of the aristocracy in the 18th century.

What do you need for a Medieval rave? A hurdy gurdy.

by Diderot April 15, 2013

hurdy gurdy

The only two Swedish words that are not 'Abba' or 'Ikea'.

Bjork: hurdy gurdy hurdy gurdy gurdy gurdy hurdy gurdy Abba?
Jacob: hurdy hurdy hurdy gurdy hurdy Ikea.
Bjork: ahh, hurdy gurdy.

by Flooded April 10, 2008

Hurdy Gurdy

A type of food used as sides, toppings or even snacks

Bob:Can i get a #4 with extra sides of HURDY GURDY?

or

Francis: can i get a large cheese pizza with HURDY GURDY sprinkled on top?

by Simple- May 9, 2010

Hurdy Gurdy

The term, first coined in the early 1990s, is used to describe Excrement/Faeces/Poo/Shit/Turd or a Log, and is generally used in the North East of England (Teesside and Tyneside)

"he legged it home fast as fuck for a hurdy gurdy"

or

"I was on a mad mooch and that, and I only stood in a fucking huge hurdy gurdy" didn't I"

by Teesside TinTin November 26, 2019

Hurdy Gurdy

A sex position where the male gets into a sexual position where he is shaped like the musical instrument the hurdy gurdy.

He used the hurdy gurdy on her.

by HURDYGRUDY April 2, 2015

Hurdy Gurdy

How you feel when you're hurdy gurdying so hard.

"Hey man, how's it going?"

"Oh, you know, just Hurdy Gurdying."

by anonymous January 30, 2023

Hurdy Gurdy

When you feel hella hurdy, to the point of gurdy.

"Ah freak man, you see that dude? He just got a visit from the hurdy gurdy man."

by Kaitwow January 30, 2023