"jiggler" meaning in All languages combined

See jiggler on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Audio: En-au-jiggler.ogg [Australia] Forms: jigglers [plural]
Etymology: jiggle + -er Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|jiggle|er|id2=agent noun}} jiggle + -er Head templates: {{en-noun}} jiggler (plural jigglers)
  1. Someone or something that jiggles.
    Sense id: en-jiggler-en-noun-J-QJsFtk
  2. (slang) A key, now especially a car key, that has been partially ground down so that it will open many locks. Tags: slang
    Sense id: en-jiggler-en-noun-YEwh60Sn Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -er (agent noun) Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 29 71 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -er (agent noun): 31 69
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: mouse jiggler

Inflected forms

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