rejigger

[ree-jig-er]

verb (used with object)

Informal.

1. to change or rearrange in a new or different way, especially by the use of techniques not always considered ethical.

Word History and Origins

Origin of rejigger¹

First recorded in 1940–45; re- + jigger ¹

Example Sentences

The rejiggered committee met for the first time Wednesday.

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They rejiggered some materials but it was still missing something.

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There is already so much planned for “day one” of a potential Trump presidency that Trump will have to issue an additional executive order rejiggering the calendar to fit everything in.

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The request would have created a complex funding structure and rejiggered the rules of funding for the group.

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The rejiggering comes at a time of significant change at CBS.

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