jiggered

[ jig-erd ]

/ ˈdʒɪg ərd /

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adjective Informal.

confounded; damned: I'm jiggered if I know what that sign means.

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Origin of jiggered

1830–40; perhaps jigger³ + -ed²

Words nearby jiggered

jig, jigaboo, Jigawa, jig back, jigger, jiggered, jiggermast, jiggers, jiggery-pokery, jiggle, jiggly

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How to use jiggered in a sentence

There’s also the evolution of fronts such as the tite front, and the mint front, and the 2-4-5 which is nickel defensive backs behind a jiggered front that just has two true interior defensive linemen.
In modern defensive fronts, the names have been changed|Richard Johnson|November 23, 2020|Washington Post
Then he came slowly up, and ‘jiggered’ savagely at the line.
Angling Sketches|Andrew Lang
The music man—his name was Neil Cornish—threw up his chin in a boyish fashion, and said he'd be jiggered if he knew.
Miss Lulu Bett|Zona Gale
There's a torpedo craft of sorts away to the nor'-east, and I'm jiggered if I don't think she's chasing us.
A Traitor's Wooing|Headon Hill

Ill be jiggered if I can see how there could be any connection between those scamps and that wild man with the hairy hide.
The Outdoor Chums on the Lake|Quincy Allen
The constable poked his head in and said, Well, Ill be jiggered!
Roy Blakeley's Motor Caravan|Percy Keese Fitzhugh

British Dictionary definitions for jiggered

jiggered

/ (ˈdʒɪɡəd) /

adjective (postpositive)

informal damned; blowedI'm jiggered if he'll get away with it

(sometimes foll by up) Scot and Northern English dialect tired out

Word Origin for jiggered

C19: probably euphemism for buggered; see bugger

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