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
That 4-3 defeat at Anfield left Newcastle psychologically jiggered and five days later they lost at champions Blackburn, who had been rubbish for most of the season.
From The Guardian ● Feb. 6, 2019
“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
This penalty of being jiggered was a favourite supposititious case of his.
From "Great Expectations" by Charles Dickens
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