- re|jig|ger
- re|jig|ger «rih JIHG uhr», transitive verb.Slang. to change or rearrange, especially by clever handling or juggling; work over in a new form: »
Sir Arthur…had rejiggered his assistant's records (Time).
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jig|ger — 1 «JIHG uhr», noun, verb. –n. 1. a small set of ropes and pulleys used on a ship. 2. a small sail. = jigger mast. (Cf. ↑jigger mast) 3. a small fishing boat with a jigger (sail). 4. a machine that operates with a jerky motion. 5. Informal. some… … Useful english dictionary
jig|ger|y-pok|er|y — «JIHG uhr ee POH kuhr ee», noun. Slang. deception; fraud; hokum … Useful english dictionary
jig|ger|y — «JIHG uhr ee», noun. = jiggery pokery. (Cf. ↑jiggery pokery) … Useful english dictionary
squid-jig|ger — «SKWIHD JIHG uhr», noun. a device for catching squids, consisting of a number of hooks soldered together by the shanks so that the points radiate in all directions. It is dragged or jerked through the water … Useful english dictionary
jig·ger — /ˈʤıgɚ/ noun, pl gers [count] : a small cup or glass that is used to measure alcohol; also : the amount held in a jigger He poured a jigger of whiskey into the glass … Useful english dictionary
jig — jig·a·boo; jig·a·ma·ree; jig; jig·gered; jig·gers; jig·get; jig·gety; jig·gish; jig·gly; jig·gy; jig·man; rig·a·ma·jig; thing·um·a·jig; what·you·may·jig·ger; jig·ger; jig·gle; thing·a·ma·jig; … English syllables
re·jig·ger — … Useful english dictionary
ger — ag·ger; an·ger·ly; ar·mi·ger; as·trol·o·ger; au·ger; aus·trin·ger; bag·ger; bal·in·ger; bee·ger·ite; ber·ger; boot·leg·ger; bött·ger; bou·lan·ger·ite; brag·ger; braun·schwei·ger; brev·i·ger; brög·ger·ite; bud·ger·ee; bud·ger·i·gar; bud·ger·ow;… … English syllables
jig-a-jig — n sexual intercourse. Since at least the 18th century there have been various slang terms for copulation using ver sions of the word jig. Jiggle and jig ger , for instance, are now archaic, but jig a jig has survived, probably because of its use… … Contemporary slang
jig — jig1 [jig] n. [prob. < MFr giguer, to gambol, dance < gigue, a fiddle < MHG giga (akin to ON gigja) < OHG * gigan (> Ger dial. geigen), to move back and forth] 1. a) a fast, springy sort of dance, usually in triple time b) the… … English World dictionary
