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zig¹

  • /zɪɡ/

Rhymes with -ɪɡ

Where it comes from

Back-formation from zigzag. Compare zag.

noun zigs

  1. A sudden or sharp turn or change of direction.
  2. A kind of Jewish comedy skit. Zigs at Kfar Hanassi were rooted firmly in the history of British comedy.

verb zigs · zigging · zigged

  1. intransitive To make such a turn.

zig²

  • /zɪɡ/

Rhymes with -ɪɡ

noun zig · zigs

  1. Alternative letter-case form of ZiG

Zig³

proper noun

  1. A general-purpose imperative, statically typed, compiled programming language intended as a modern successor to the C language.

ZiG⁴

  • /ˈzɪɡ/

Rhymes with -ɪɡ

noun ZiG · ZiGs · zig · Zig · ZIG

  1. abbreviation Abbreviation of Zimbabwe Gold, the official national currency of Zimbabwe since April 2024, which began as a gold-backed digital token in October 2023. For a start, it's making it compulsory for companies to settle at least half of their quarterly taxes in ZiG, according to the central bank report.

    Similar: GBDT, ZWG

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: zigzag, zag, gta, zagging, zags, step change, cant, handbrake turn, zinger, change-up, dart, volt, whiplash, yank, twinge, avulsion

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"zig." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/zig. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

APA

zig. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/zig

Chicago

"zig." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/zig.

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@misc{zig_2026,
  title = {zig},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/zig},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}