jiggered

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jiggered

/ˈd͡ʒɪɡəd/ UK
/ˈd͡ʒɪɡɚd/ US

Where it comes from

From jigger + -ed.

adjective more jiggered · most jiggered

slang Very tired.
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.
UK, euphemistic Damned. "Well then," said he, "I'm jiggered if I don't see you home!"

verb

participle, past simple past and past participle of jigger
Similar: fatigued, broken, out of order, damned

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@misc{jiggered_2026,
  title = {jiggered},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/jiggered},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}