wiggle room

noun

1. room to maneuver; latitude.

wiggle room

noun

1. informal,  scope for freedom of action or thought

Word History and Origins

Origin of wiggle room¹

First recorded in 1985–90

Example Sentences

That’s just enough wiggle room for sound engineers, who can try tricks of the trade to make commercials feel punchier and be perceived as louder while staying within the rules, Liaukonyte said.

From Los Angeles Times

“Some people don’t want to have to get a long-term place,” she says, and signing a lease doesn’t allow any wiggle room for exigent circumstances.

From Salon

“Frankly, there isn’t wiggle room in our ambition. Cap-and-trade is the most cost-effective climate policy that California has.”

From Los Angeles Times

The maneuver essentially deferred a case, but didn’t completely dismiss it, giving both the court and the immigrant wiggle room.

From Los Angeles Times

But it's hard to see what the wiggle room is.

From BBC