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jiggets

jiggets is the plural of jigget.

Meaning of jigget

Verb

jigget (third-person singular simple present jiggets, present participle jiggeting or jiggetting, simple past and past participle jiggeted or jiggetted)

  1. (dated) To gad; to move from one place to another in a (seemingly) flippant or idle manner.
    • "[…] and jiggetting to outlandish countries, you'll do well to give her a hint to keep astern of me; for I shall never uphold a person who behaves o' that sort."1814, Fanny Burney, The Wanderer, or, Female difficulties, page 290

Questions about jiggets

What is jiggets the plural of?
Jiggets is the plural of jigget.

Words near jiggets in the dictionary

  1. jiggermasts
  2. jiggermen
  3. jiggers
  4. jiggery-pokery
  5. jigget
  6. jiggets
  7. jiggetty
  8. jiggety
  9. Jiggi
  10. jiggier
  11. jiggiest

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