jiggy
/ˈd͡ʒɪɡi/
jiggy adjective: resembling or suggesting a jig.
Adjective
jiggy (comparative more jiggy or jiggier, superlative most jiggy or jiggiest)
- Resembling or suggesting a jig.
- [1916], 2004, Annie Hamilton Donnell, Miss Theodosia's Heartstrings http://books.google.com/books?ie=UTF-8&hl=en&vid=ISBN1419134671&id=qU0TRF3GqzIC&pg=PA46&lpg=PA46&sig=omSLlDSrnJuoz4MXcYZv4kmsWCM
“He likes jiggy tunes best—please sing him jiggy tunes.” - [1965] 1997, Alan Lomax, Jean Ritchie, Folk Songs of the Southern Appalachians http://books.google.com/books?ie=UTF-8&hl=en&vid=ISBN0813109272&id=7zF6mDo_GJgC&pg=PA1&lpg=PA1&sig=Jp2rPhf8QBFjX6DvPObEbPJqmWg
We have always known this “little foolish thing”—Dad’s description of “The Swapping Song.”...
- [1916], 2004, Annie Hamilton Donnell, Miss Theodosia's Heartstrings http://books.google.com/books?ie=UTF-8&hl=en&vid=ISBN1419134671&id=qU0TRF3GqzIC&pg=PA46&lpg=PA46&sig=omSLlDSrnJuoz4MXcYZv4kmsWCM
- Crazy.
- He's gone completely jiggy.
- Jittery, fidgety, restless, excited.
- If I was too jiggy to hold the syringe, he'd shoot me up.1989. Radford & Crowley, Drug Agent
- Extravagant, wonderful, excellent, enjoyable, exciting, stylish, cool, successful.
- Get yourself some jiggy gear.
- Having fun, enjoying oneself totally; losing one's inhibitions, especially when dancing or performing to music.
- Just can't sit
Gotta get jiggy wit it1997-1998, “Gettin' Jiggy Wit It”, performed by Will Smith - Latin groovers get jiggy at the mercury-hot Conga Room on Wilshire Boulevard.1998. L.A. Times
- Just can't sit
Forms of jiggy
| comparative | more jiggy |
|---|---|
| comparative | jiggier |
| superlative | most jiggy |
| superlative | jiggiest |
Origin of jiggy
From jig + -y.
Words formed from jiggy
- get jiggy
- jiggily
- jigginess
- jiggy-jiggy
- jiggy jiggy
Words that rhyme with jiggy
Questions about jiggy
- What does jiggy mean?
- Jiggy means resembling or suggesting a jig.
- What part of speech is jiggy?
- Jiggy is an adjective.
- How do you pronounce jiggy?
- Jiggy is pronounced /ˈd͡ʒɪɡi/.
Words near jiggy in the dictionary
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