jiggered en · ADJ
Pronunciation
- /ˈd͡ʒɪɡəd/ (Received-Pronunciation)
- (UK) audio
- jĭgʹərd (US)
- /ˈd͡ʒɪɡɚd/ (US)
Etymology
From jigger + -ed.
Meanings
- (slang) Very tired.
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(slang) 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.
2006, Alexis Wright, Carpentaria, Constable (2009), page 43:
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(UK, euphemistic) Damned.
"Well then," said he, "I'm jiggered if I don't see you home!"
1860 December – 1861 August, Charles Dickens, chapter XVII, in Great Expectations […], volume I, London: Chapman and Hall, […], published October 1861, →OCLC, page 280:"Well, I'm—I'm jiggered," said Peter, and his voice also sounded queer.
1951, C. S. Lewis, Prince Caspian: The Return to Narnia:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| most jiggered | Degree=Sup | lexicographic | |
| more jiggered | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic |