jiggy

[ jig-ee ]

adjective,jig·gi·er, jig·gi·est.Slang.

nervous; active; excitedly energetic.
wonderful and exciting, especially because stylish.

Origin of jiggy

1930–35, Americanism; origin uncertain, perhaps jig² or jig(gle) + -y²

Words Nearby jiggy

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How to use jiggy in a sentence

As part of ProjectOneLife's ongoing video bucket list venture, it was time to get a little jiggy wit it.
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Ill go jiggy-joggy to London, and be here in a trice, young mistress.
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I hope jiggy Crawford does not make it out a black affront to him that we were not there to welcome him.
Gilian The Dreamer | Neil Munro
jiggy Crawford's braid shone like moving torches at his shoulder as the sun smote hot upon his horse and him.
Gilian The Dreamer | Neil Munro

British Dictionary definitions for jiggy

jiggy

/ (ˈdʒɪɡɪ) /

adjective

get jiggy with slang to have sexual relations with

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