"jiggered" meaning in English

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Adjective

IPA: /ˈd͡ʒɪɡəd/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ˈd͡ʒɪɡɚd/ [US] Audio: en-uk-jiggered.ogg [UK] Forms: more jiggered [comparative], most jiggered [superlative]
enPR: jĭgʹərd [US] Etymology: From jigger + -ed. Etymology templates: {{ety|en|:af|jigger|-ed|text=+|tree=1}} From jigger + -ed. Head templates: {{en-adj}} jiggered (comparative more jiggered, superlative most jiggered)
  1. (slang) Very tired. Tags: slang
    Sense id: en-jiggered-en-adj-BGknI6uf Categories (other): English entries referencing ambiguous etymons, English entries referencing missing etymons, English entries with etymology texts, English entries with etymon, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages using etymon with no ID, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Pages with etymon Disambiguation of English entries referencing ambiguous etymons: 43 3 41 14 Disambiguation of English entries referencing missing etymons: 43 3 41 14 Disambiguation of English entries with etymology texts: 41 0 43 16 Disambiguation of English entries with etymon: 42 0 43 15 Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 55 1 38 7 Disambiguation of Pages using etymon with no ID: 68 10 12 10 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 79 6 8 7 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 83 5 8 5 Disambiguation of Pages with etymon: 77 7 9 7
  2. (slang) Broken. Tags: slang
    Sense id: en-jiggered-en-adj-pEJf5EKu
  3. (UK, euphemistic) Damned. Tags: UK, euphemistic
    Sense id: en-jiggered-en-adj-c6MoJ28R Categories (other): British English, English euphemisms, English entries referencing ambiguous etymons, English entries referencing missing etymons, English entries with etymology texts, English entries with etymon, English terms suffixed with -ed Disambiguation of English entries referencing ambiguous etymons: 43 3 41 14 Disambiguation of English entries referencing missing etymons: 43 3 41 14 Disambiguation of English entries with etymology texts: 41 0 43 16 Disambiguation of English entries with etymon: 42 0 43 15 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ed: 12 4 51 32

Verb

IPA: /ˈd͡ʒɪɡəd/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ˈd͡ʒɪɡɚd/ [US] Audio: en-uk-jiggered.ogg [UK]
enPR: jĭgʹərd [US] Etymology: From jigger + -ed. Etymology templates: {{ety|en|:af|jigger|-ed|text=+|tree=1}} From jigger + -ed. Head templates: {{head|en|verb form}} jiggered
  1. simple past and past participle of jigger Tags: form-of, participle, past Form of: jigger Synonyms: out of order Synonyms (broken): broken Synonyms (damned): damned Synonyms (very tired): fatigued
    Sense id: en-jiggered-en-verb-CpXVRTvL Categories (other): English entries referencing ambiguous etymons, English entries referencing missing etymons, English entries with etymology texts, English entries with etymon Disambiguation of English entries referencing ambiguous etymons: 43 3 41 14 Disambiguation of English entries referencing missing etymons: 43 3 41 14 Disambiguation of English entries with etymology texts: 41 0 43 16 Disambiguation of English entries with etymon: 42 0 43 15
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