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jig-jig

jig-jig noun: sexual intercourse, sex.

Noun

jig-jig (uncountable)

  1. (chiefly pidgin English) sexual intercourse, sex
    • JIG JIG. Intercourse. American soldiers heard it as zig zig in France and also in New Caledonia and elsewhere in the South Pacific.1948, Eugene B. Vest, “Native Words Learned by American Soldiers in India and Burma in World War II”, in American Speech, volume 23, number 3/4
    • ‘Pretty girl jig jig by-and-by.’1948, Graham Greene, The Heart of the Matter

Verb

jig-jig (third-person singular simple present jig-jigs, present participle jig-jigging, simple past and past participle jig-jigged)

  1. to have sex
    • Doc jig-jig pretty much with anyone interested in jig-jigging him.1998, David Marion Wilkinson, The Empty Quarter
    Synonyms:
    bang, do it, get it on

Examples of jig-jig in a sentence

  • ‘No jig-jig here,’ Wordsworth said. ‘If you wan jig-jig you take her to hotel.’1969, Graham Greene, Travels with My Aunt:
  • It rains always but plenty jig-jig, wee-wee — you wanna go?”1996, Albert Meltzer, I Couldn't Paint Golden Angels:
  • “Jig-jig” clearly meant the preferred alternative.1998, David Marion Wilkinson, The Empty Quarter:

Synonyms of jig-jig

Forms of jig-jig

Noun
alternative formjig jig
Verb
third-person singular presentjig-jigs
present participlejig-jigging
past participlejig-jigged
pastjig-jigged

Origin of jig-jig

Probably onomatopoeic. Compare jig and jiggle.

Questions about jig-jig

What does jig-jig mean?
Jig-jig means sexual intercourse, sex.
How do you use jig-jig in a sentence?
‘No jig-jig here,’ Wordsworth said. ‘If you wan jig-jig you take her to hotel.’
What part of speech is jig-jig?
Jig-jig can be a noun or a verb.

Words near jig-jig in the dictionary

  1. jig saw
  2. jig saws
  3. jig show
  4. jig up
  5. jig-a-jig
  6. jig-jig
  7. jig-jog
  8. jigaboo
  9. jigaboos
  10. jigajig
  11. jigamaree

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