jiggered
Americanadjective
adjective
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informal damned; blowed
I'm jiggered if he'll get away with it
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dialect (sometimes foll by up) tired out
Etymology
Origin of jiggered
Example Sentences
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It’s possible a hard landing by the Yakima jiggered it free, but it’s also possible the damage to the dock was only caused after the anchor dropped.
From Seattle Times • Apr. 28, 2022
In it, the majesty sounds jiggered for eternity.
From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 18, 2021
“We jiggered every machine to get a seamless working stream and make it safer. We did all of this in anticipation of the big boom in business.”
From Washington Post • Jan. 11, 2019
Individual sounds coalesced into stately fanfares, jiggered by outbursts of Caribbean rhythms.
From New York Times • Jun. 22, 2016
“Well, then,” said he, “I’m jiggered if I don’t see you home!”
From "Great Expectations" by Charles Dickens
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