jigger



jigger

1. n. a drink of whiskey. (The standard term for a small container used for measuring the right amount of liquor for a drink.) How about another jigger of that shine?
2. n. a cigarette. You got a jigger I can bum?
3. n. a gadget. Toss me one of those copper jiggers there in the box.

jiggered

1. mod. damned. Well, I’ll be jiggered!
2. mod. alcohol intoxicated. (see also jigger.) Todd was more than just a little jiggered.
See also: jigger

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Riley['raili]
Gwilim-Welsh
Wyot-Medieval English
Tzvi-Hebrew
Manoel-Portuguese (Brazilian)
Hrolf-Ancient Germanic