jiggered

C2+ Topic:Describing Qualities

US /ˈdʒɪɡɚd/ UK /ˈdʒɪɡəd/ See IPA manual

Freq #88323

Meanings

1

adj
extremely tired; old-fashioned and informal in British English

After carrying boxes all afternoon, he was completely jiggered.
2

adj
broken, damaged, or no longer working; informal

The lock is jiggered, so the door will not close properly.
3

adj
used in the phrase I'll be jiggered to express surprise, disbelief, or emphatic resolve

I'll be jiggered if I let them leave without an explanation.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

1 adj · extremely tired;... exhausted worn outdone in

2 adj · broken, damaged, or no... broken damaged ruined

3 adj · used in the phrase i'll be... damned astonished

Opposites

rested functional intact

Word family

Related forms jiggerjigI'll be jiggered

Etymology

From jigger plus -ed. The colloquial adjective developed specialized senses including exhausted, broken, and a mild euphemistic substitute for damned; the last survives chiefly in the expression I'll be jiggered.

Topics

Describing Qualities Word Formation & Derivatives Register & Style

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# jiggered

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2+
**Part of speech:** adj
**IPA (US):** /ˈdʒɪɡɚd/
**IPA (UK):** /ˈdʒɪɡəd/
**Frequency rank:** 88323

## Meanings
1. extremely tired; old-fashioned and informal in British English
2. broken, damaged, or no longer working; informal
3. used in the phrase I'll be jiggered to express surprise, disbelief, or emphatic resolve

## Examples
- After carrying boxes all afternoon, he was completely jiggered.
- The lock is jiggered, so the door will not close properly.
- I'll be jiggered if I let them leave without an explanation.

## Synonyms
- exhausted
- worn out
- broken
- damned

## Antonyms
- rested
- functional
- intact

## Related Forms
- jigger
- jig
- I'll be jiggered

## Etymology
From jigger plus -ed. The colloquial adjective developed specialized senses including exhausted, broken, and a mild euphemistic substitute for damned; the last survives chiefly in the expression I'll be jiggered.

## Topics
- Describing Qualities
- Word Formation & Derivatives
- Register & Style

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