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jiggered

adjective

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Wiktionary

Pronunciation: /ˈd͡ʒɪɡəd/ / /ˈd͡ʒɪɡɚd/

adj

Etymology: Etymology tree English jigger English -ed English jiggered From jigger + -ed.

  1. Very tired.
  2. Broken.

    Time stopped tick-tocking, because there was too much moisture in the air and it had interfered with the mechanical workings of dozens of watches and clocks that ended up jiggered, and afterwards, were only fit to be thrown down on the rubbish dump.

  3. Damned.

    "Well then," said he, "I'm jiggered if I don't see you home!"

    "Well, I'm—I'm jiggered," said Peter, and his voice also sounded queer.

verb

Etymology: Etymology tree English jigger English -ed English jiggered From jigger + -ed.

  1. simple past and past participle of jigger