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 recent ballot initiative that junked California’s pre-existing electoral map in favor of a rush-job rejiggering of California’s congressional district lines.”

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Like the credit default swap, the CDO had been invented to redistribute the risk of corporate and government bond defaults and was now being rejiggered to disguise the risk of subprime mortgage loans.

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Block has introduced artificial-intelligence tools for merchants, including ways to assess top menu items and rejigger store hours, and it’s been using AI within its own software development as well.

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And with that the redistricting battle was joined, as states across the country looked to rejigger their congressional boundaries to benefit one party or the other.

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The rejiggered committee met for the first time Wednesday.

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