jiggy
Americanadjective
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nervous; active; excitedly energetic.
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wonderful and exciting, especially because stylish.
adjective
Etymology
Origin of jiggy
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His debut album, Harlem World, topped the US charts in 1997, at the peak of the short-lived "jiggy rap" era.
From BBC ● Dec. 6, 2023
Respectfully, I get jiggy and have fun in some songs.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 23, 2023
“Everything about him I studied. The cover art. The art direction. The jiggy, the shiny suits. He has so much to do with my outlook on aesthetics.”
From New York Times ● Jan. 10, 2022
Na na na na na na na nana Na na na na nana Gettin jiggy wit it — Nelson Mandela.
From Washington Post ● Jul. 31, 2017
"He likes jiggy tunes best—please sing him jiggy tunes."
From Miss Theodosia's Heartstrings by Annie Hamilton Donnell
Willennium is a sample-happy pop-rap smorgasbord that draws on the jiggier hits of the Clash, Michael Jackson and, believe it or not, Tito Puente.
From Time Magazine Archive
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