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jiggy
/ˈd͡ʒɪɡi/
adj 5
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3VERB + JIGGY
get, gone, tried
PREP.
with
ADV.
completely
Definitions
adj
1
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.
2
Crazy.
He's gone completely jiggy.
3
Jittery, fidgety, restless, excited.
If I was too jiggy to hold the syringe, he'd shoot me up.
4
Extravagant, wonderful, excellent, enjoyable, exciting, stylish, cool, successful.
Get yourself some jiggy gear.
5
Having fun, enjoying oneself totally; losing one's inhibitions, especially when dancing or performing to music.
Just can't sit Gotta get jiggy wit it
Latin groovers get jiggy at the mercury-hot Conga Room on Wilshire Boulevard.
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[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
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[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=Jp2rPhf8QBFjX6DvPObEbP
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He's gone completely jiggy.
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My teacher tried to get jiggy with me.
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