jigger
/'dʤigə/
Definition
- Noun:
- A small glass used for serving alcoholic drinks, especially whiskey: A jigger is a small measuring cup or glass, typically holding about 1.5 ounces (44 ml), used for pouring spirits.
- A mechanical or fishing device: A jigger can refer to a type of fishing lure or a mechanical device used for various purposes, such as a tool in pottery or a type of sailboat rigging.
- (Archaic/Slang) A thingamajig or gadget: Informally, "jigger" can be used to refer to an unspecified small device or contraption whose name one cannot recall.
Examples of Usage
- Noun:
- The bartender measured the gin with a jigger before adding it to the cocktail shaker.
- He used a jigger to catch mackerel off the coast.
- Hand me that little jigger over there, will you? I need to fix this wire.
Advanced Usage
- "By the jigger": An old-fashioned exclamation of surprise or emphasis.
- Well, by the jigger! I haven't seen you in years!
Variants and Related Words
- Jiggered (adj, informal, chiefly British): An expression meaning surprised, exhausted, or broken.
- I'm absolutely jiggered after that long walk.
- Jigger mast (n): A small mast, especially the aftermost mast on a sailing vessel like a yawl or ketch.
Synonyms
- Shot glass: A small glass for drinking liquor.
- Measure: A standard quantity or container for measuring.
- Gadget: A small mechanical device or tool.
- Contraption: A machine or device that appears strange or complicated.
Related Phrases (Phrasal Verbs)
(Note: "Jigger" is not commonly used to form standard phrasal verbs.)
Related Idioms
- "I'll be jiggered": An exclamation of surprise or astonishment.
- I'll be jiggered! Is that really you?
Noun
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larval mite that sucks the blood of vertebrates including human beings causing intense irritation
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any small mast on a sailing vessel; especially the mizzenmast of a yawl
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a small glass adequate to hold a single swallow of whiskey
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