Word Type

Noun

Verb

The word "jig" can be used as noun and verb.

Word Relationships

Derived Terms

dance the Tyburn jig dance the hempen jig drill jig hangman's jig in jig time jig borer jig saw jig show jig up jig-jig jigger jiggish jiggity jiggle jiggy jighead jiglike jigsaw one's jig is up outjig pocket-hole jig rejig the jig is up thingamajig

Derived From

jigaboo

Etymologically Related To

geg gig jigaboo

Context

dance dancing fishing mining music offensive slang traditional english morris traditional irish music and

Broader Terms (Hypernyms)

dance dance music device fish lure fisherman's lure folk dance folk dancing trip the light fantastic trip the light fantastic toe

Type Of (IsA)

dance dance music device fisherman's lure folk dancing

Manner Of

dance

Related Terms

apparatus arab black brisk fish gigue hook jigger lure machine middle eastern musical ore person

Data sourced from Wiktionary, WordNet, CMU, and other open linguistic databases. Updated March 2026.