jiggy en · ADJ
Pronunciation
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- /ˈd͡ʒɪɡi/
Etymology
Etymology tree English jig Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Germanic *-gaz Proto-West Germanic *-g Old English -iġ Middle English -y English -y English jiggy From jig + -y.
Meanings
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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.” Very often it is used for baby-bouncing, because of its jiggy rhythm.
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(slang) Crazy.
He's gone completely jiggy.
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(slang) Jittery, fidgety, restless, excited.
If I was too jiggy to hold the syringe, he'd shoot me up.
1989. Radford & Crowley, Drug Agent
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(slang) Extravagant, wonderful, excellent, enjoyable, exciting, stylish, cool, successful.
Get yourself some jiggy gear.
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(slang) Having fun, enjoying oneself totally; losing one's inhibitions, especially when dancing or performing to music.
When Ally McBeal's writers decided to have […] Calista Flockhart get jiggy with an imaginary dancing baby […]
1998. People MagazineLatin groovers get jiggy at the mercury-hot Conga Room on Wilshire Boulevard.
1998. L.A. TimesJust can't sit Gotta get jiggy wit it
1997-1998, “Gettin' Jiggy Wit It”, performed by Will Smith:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| jiggiest | Degree=Sup | lexicographic | |
| most jiggy | Degree=Sup | lexicographic | |
| jiggier | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic | |
| more jiggy | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic |
Deriveds
jiggy-jiggy · jiggy jiggy · get jiggy · jigginess · jiggily