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sigging

sigging noun: the act of sigging (insulting, roasting); signifying; banter. Also the present participle and gerund of sig.

Noun

sigging (uncountable)

  1. (slang, African-American Vernacular) The act of sigging (insulting, roasting); signifying; banter.
    • Now, me bein me, I had to correct my man's "bad grammar." I said, "Hey, watch yo dialect — it's you and J have some work to do." He turned fifty shades o' red, and I split. Naturally, that siggin of mine had shonuff blowed the possibility of me gittin any grant money!1977, Geneva Smitherman, Talkin and Testifyin: The Language of Black America, Boston, M.A.: Houghton Mifflin Company, →ISBN, page 199
    Synonyms:
    signifying, dropping lugs, sounding, capping, snapping, dissing, busting, bagging, janking, ranking

Also used as

sigging is also the present participle and gerund of sig.

Synonyms of sigging

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Questions about sigging

What does sigging mean?
Sigging means the act of sigging (insulting, roasting); signifying; banter.
What part of speech is sigging?
Sigging is a noun.

Words near sigging in the dictionary

  1. sigfiles
  2. Sigg
  3. sigged
  4. siggie
  5. siggies
  6. sigging
  7. Sigglesthorne
  8. Siggs
  9. siggy
  10. sigh
  11. sigh of relief

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