Word Type

Noun

Verb

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

Word Relationships

Derived Terms

jigger-dubber jiggered jiggerer jiggerman jiggermast

Derived From

jig

Etymologically Related To

chigoe prison

Context

dialect euphemism fishing golf mining nautical new england new zealand nz pottery rail scouse slang textiles thieves uk united kingdom us

Broader Terms (Hypernyms)

drinking glass glass mast trombiculid

Related Terms

fudge tweak

Related Terms

bicycle billiards board bridge cash register cell chigger chigoe confound crane cue damn dance distillery door electric fluid ounce fudge golf harvest mite imprison jail jig jiggermast larva leather lock pick miner mite ore pendulum penis plank prison putting green rest sandflea sieve siphonaptera streetcar tree tunga penetrans tweak vagina warehouse yawl

Synonym Network

handcar harvest mite jiggermast jolley pallet jack pony shot glass thingamajig

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