"get jiggy" meaning in English

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Verb

Audio: En-au-get jiggy.ogg [Australia] Forms: gets jiggy [present, singular, third-person], getting jiggy [participle, present], got jiggy [past], got jiggy [UK, participle, past], gotten jiggy [US, participle, past]
Etymology: From the up-and-down movement made during sexual intercourse. Head templates: {{en-verb|get<,,got,got􂀿UK􂁀:gotten􂀿US􂁀> jiggy}} get jiggy (third-person singular simple present gets jiggy, present participle getting jiggy, simple past got jiggy, past participle (UK) got jiggy or (US) gotten jiggy)
  1. (intransitive, slang) To have sexual intercourse. Tags: intransitive, slang
    Sense id: en-get_jiggy-en-verb-1mt2qdDB Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 46 54
  2. To become jiggy (often as get jiggy with a person/music etc) Synonyms: get freaky, get it on, get one's groove on, copulate
    Sense id: en-get_jiggy-en-verb-z3wRAhKO Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 46 54

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