jigger
To alter or adjust, particularly in ways not originally intendedTo alter or adjust, particularly in ways not originally intended.
» Are you free pouring or jiggering?
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5 senses(transitive)To alter or adjust, particularly in ways not originally intended.
You'll have to jigger it from the original specifications to get it to work.
(transitive)To use a jigger.
(transitive)To move, send, or drive with a jerk; to jerk; also, to drive or send over with a jerk, as a golf ball.
(obsolete, slang)To imprison.
(archaic, slang)To confound; to damn.
Examples
2 sentencesAre you free pouring or jiggering?
They use Japanese style jiggers.
Origin
From jig + -er (agent suffix). Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary suggests a possibleFrom jig + -er (agent suffix). Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary suggests a possible link to Old High German gīga (“fiddle”), for which see modern German Geige.
A slang term of unknown origin, originally meaning prison. Oxford English Dictionary suggests that its origin might be the same as Etymology 1, above.
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Forms
jiggers, jiggering, jiggered, jiggeredSynonyms
1 synonymsWord family
4 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle
See also
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