jiggered

jiggered
/jig"euhrd/, adj. Informal.
confounded; damned: I'm jiggered if I know what that sign means.
[1830-40; perh. JIGGER3 + -ED2]

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  • jiggered — adjective /ˈdʒɪɡəd,ˈdʒɪɡɚd/ a) Very tired. Well then, said he, Im jiggered if I dont see you home! Charles Dickens Great Expectations b) Broken …   Wiktionary

  • jiggered — Scottish Vernacular Dictionary Anything from exhausted to being confounded Ah m that jiggered ah could nae get a stonner if a Senga wi big diddies wis tae gie me a gammy …   English dialects glossary

  • jiggered — adjective Brit. informal damaged, broken, or exhausted. Phrases I ll be jiggered expressing astonishment. Origin C19: from jigger1; prob. euphemism for buggered …   English new terms dictionary

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  • jiggered — Adj. 1. Confounded. Heard in the rather archaic exclamation, I ll be jiggered! Informal 2. Worn out, exhausted …   English slang and colloquialisms

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