The jig is up; let's face the music like men.
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Jig
//d͡ʒɪɡ//
Synonyms for "jig" (238 found)
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Closest matches (48)
Strong matches (71)
dragnetdrivefalterfan dancefandangofeintfidgetfishfishhookflamencoflickflingflipflirtflounceflyfly-fishflying jumpfolk dancefox trot
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galliardgambitgavottegelandesprunggermangiggill netgimmickgo fishinggrand jetegriggrimaceground baitguddlehandspringhave the fidgetshigh jumphighland flinghippety-hophitchhokey-pokeyhookhootchy-kootchyhophopakhornpipehulahula-hulahurdlehustleinterpretative danceitchjackjacklightjarjerkjetejiggerjiggetjigglejogjogglejoltjostlejumpjump shotjump turnjump-hopjump-off
Related words (119)
kolalambeth walklancerslariatlassolavoltaleapleapfroglimbolimelindylong jumpluremambomaneuvermazurkameshesmexican hat danceminuetmonkey
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morrisnetnooseox dancepachangapas de deuxpas seulpaso doblepassamezzopeabodyplayploypluckplugpole vaultpolkapolonaiseportland fancypouncepound netpurse seinequadrillequakequaverquiverrain dancereelrictusrigadoonrumbarunning broad jumprunning high jumprusesambasaut de basqueseineshakeshimmyshivershockshrimpshudderski jumpskipsnakesnake dancesnaresnatchsnigglespinspinnerspringspringesquare dancesquidstartsteeplechasestill-fishstrathspeysudden pullswimsword dancetangotap dancetarantellatictoiltoilstorchtour jetetrawltrembletremortrepaktricktrollturkey trottweaktwisttwitchtwitterupleapupspringvalsevaultvellicatevirginia reelwaltzwar dancewatusiwhalewhizzerwilewobblewobblerwrenchyankyerk
Verb(1 words)
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14 entriesTranslations
55 translations across 19 languages.
Bulgarian
2 entries- блесна noun (type of fishing lure)
- жига noun (lively Irish dance)
Chinese Mandarin
2 entries- 吉格 noun (lively Irish dance)
- （帶墜子的）釣鉤 /（带坠子的）钓钩 noun (type of fishing lure)
Esperanto
2 entries- ĵigo noun (lively Irish dance)
- ŝablono noun (mechanical device)
Finnish
4 entries- jigi noun (type of fishing lure)
- jigi noun (mechanical device)
- kiinnitin noun (mechanical device)
- penkki noun (mechanical device)
French
2 entries- modèle noun (mechanical device)
- patron noun (mechanical device)
Georgian
3 entries- მოდელი noun (mechanical device)
- შაბლონი noun (mechanical device)
- ჯიგა noun (lively Irish dance)
German
3 entries- Lehre noun (mechanical device)
- Schablone noun (mechanical device)
- Vorrichtung noun (mechanical device)
Hungarian
4 entries- befogó noun (mechanical device)
- derítőgép noun (mining: apparatus or machine for jigging ore)
- dzsigg noun (lively Irish dance)
- gyors/vidám tánc noun (lively Irish dance)
Ido
1 entries- jigo noun (lively Irish dance)
Irish
1 entries- port noun (lively Irish dance)
Japanese
4 entries- ジグ noun (lively Irish dance)
- ジグ noun (mechanical device)
- ジッグ noun (lively Irish dance)
- 治具 noun (mechanical device)
Korean
1 entries- 지그 noun (mechanical device)
Lithuanian
1 entries- džiga noun (lively Irish dance)
Māori
1 entries- rauhanga noun (mechanical device)
Portuguese
1 entries- escantilhão noun (mechanical device)
Russian
4 entries- блесна́ noun (type of fishing lure)
- джи́га noun (lively Irish dance)
- конду́ктор noun (mechanical device)
- шабло́н noun (mechanical device)
Scottish Gaelic
1 entries- port-cruinn noun (lively Irish dance)
Spanish
4 entries- calibre noun (mechanical device)
- guía noun (mechanical device)
- horma noun (mechanical device)
- jiga noun (lively Irish dance)
Swedish
2 entries- jig noun (lively Irish dance)
- jigg noun (type of fishing lure)
Sample sentences
26 total sentences available.
The jig, reel and hornpipe are the most popular Irish dances.
Source: tatoeba (779369)
The Irish jig and the French gigue differ in speed, microrhythmics, and German gender.
Source: tatoeba (796427)
Tom burst out laughing when he saw Mary dancing a jig.
Source: tatoeba (1029551)
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