jiggers
Americaninterjection
Etymology
Origin of jiggers
Example Sentences
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Since 2010, according to the Argentine government, the navy has chased at least 11 Chinese jiggers out of its waters.
From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 4, 2024
De Jaen jiggers a handle on top of the gray box, which tilts the glass to and fro.
From Seattle Times • Jan. 26, 2024
“Regarding Cocktails” is as much about human connection as it is about jiggers and bitters.
From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 16, 2016
Mr. McEnroe asked, as Ms. Glynn handed him a box of stuff to prompt a performance-art narrative the bartender improvised while filling jiggers and shakers.
From New York Times • May 10, 2013
“My prized possession. Had it since I was a boy. Never read me a book, but by jiggers, I have a bookcase. The doggone doggonedest bookcase you ever did hear of, too.”
From "The Seven Wonders of Sassafras Springs" by Betty G. Birney
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