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/jig"euhrd/, adj. Informal.confounded; damned: I'm jiggered if I know what that sign means.[1830-40; perh. JIGGER3 + -ED2]
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jiggered — 1. mod. damned. □ Get that jiggered cat out of here! □ Well, I’ll be jiggered! 2. mod. alcohol intoxicated. (See also jigger.) □ Todd was more than just a little jiggered. □ … Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions
jiggered — /ˈdʒɪgəd/ (say jiguhd) verb 1. past participle of jigger3. –adjective Colloquial 2. (a word used as a vague substitute for a taboo word): I m jiggered if I know; the machine is jiggered. 3. Also, jiggered up. a. exhausted; tired. b. broken;… …
jiggered — adj a. British exhausted b. nonplussed, astonished. The usual form of words employed is I ll be jiggered! as an exclamation of surprise on the pattern of I ll be blowed! or I ll be damned! . Jiggered in both the above senses proba bly originated… … Contemporary slang
jiggered, be — Be astonished. (Usu. excl. of surprise.) ♣ Well I m jiggered. ♣ I ll be jiggered … A concise dictionary of English slang
jiggered — adjective /ˈdʒɪɡəd,ˈdʒɪɡɚd/ a) Very tired. Well then, said he, Im jiggered if I dont see you home! Charles Dickens Great Expectations b) Broken … Wiktionary
jiggered — Scottish Vernacular Dictionary Anything from exhausted to being confounded Ah m that jiggered ah could nae get a stonner if a Senga wi big diddies wis tae gie me a gammy … English dialects glossary
jiggered — adjective Brit. informal damaged, broken, or exhausted. Phrases I ll be jiggered expressing astonishment. Origin C19: from jigger1; prob. euphemism for buggered … English new terms dictionary
jiggered — adjective (not before noun) BrE old fashioned I ll be jiggered used when you are very surprised … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
jiggered — Adj. 1. Confounded. Heard in the rather archaic exclamation, I ll be jiggered! Informal 2. Worn out, exhausted … English slang and colloquialisms
jiggered — adj. colloq. (as a mild oath) confounded (I ll be jiggered). Etymology: euphem … Useful english dictionary
