See jiggy in All languages combined, or Wiktionary
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"text": "[1916], 2004, Annie Hamilton Donnell, Miss Theodosia's Heartstrings http://books.google.com/books?ie=UTF-8&hl=en&vid=ISBN1419134671&id=qU0TRF3GqzIC&pg=PA46&lpg=PA46&sig=omSLlDSrnJuoz4MXcYZv4kmsWCM\n“He likes jiggy tunes best—please sing him jiggy tunes.”"
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"text": "[1965] 1997, Alan Lomax, Jean Ritchie, Folk Songs of the Southern Appalachians http://books.google.com/books?ie=UTF-8&hl=en&vid=ISBN0813109272&id=7zF6mDo_GJgC&pg=PA1&lpg=PA1&sig=Jp2rPhf8QBFjX6DvPObEbPJqmWg\nWe have always known this “little foolish thing”—Dad’s description of “The Swapping Song.” Very often it is used for baby-bouncing, because of its jiggy rhythm."
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"Resembling or suggesting a jig."
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"ref": "1989. Radford & Crowley, Drug Agent",
"text": "If I was too jiggy to hold the syringe, he'd shoot me up."
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"(slang) Jittery, fidgety, restless, excited."
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"text": "Get yourself some jiggy gear."
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"ref": "1997-1998. Will Smith, Get Jiggy With It. (song)",
"text": "Just can't sit\nGotta get jiggy wit it"
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"ref": "1998. L.A. Times",
"text": "Latin groovers get jiggy at the mercury-hot Conga Room on Wilshire Boulevard."
},
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"ref": "1998. People Magazine",
"text": "When Ally McBeal's writers decided to have ...Calista Flockhart get jiggy with an imaginary dancing baby..."
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"text": "[1916], 2004, Annie Hamilton Donnell, Miss Theodosia's Heartstrings http://books.google.com/books?ie=UTF-8&hl=en&vid=ISBN1419134671&id=qU0TRF3GqzIC&pg=PA46&lpg=PA46&sig=omSLlDSrnJuoz4MXcYZv4kmsWCM\n“He likes jiggy tunes best—please sing him jiggy tunes.”"
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"text": "[1965] 1997, Alan Lomax, Jean Ritchie, Folk Songs of the Southern Appalachians http://books.google.com/books?ie=UTF-8&hl=en&vid=ISBN0813109272&id=7zF6mDo_GJgC&pg=PA1&lpg=PA1&sig=Jp2rPhf8QBFjX6DvPObEbPJqmWg\nWe have always known this “little foolish thing”—Dad’s description of “The Swapping Song.” Very often it is used for baby-bouncing, because of its jiggy rhythm."
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"ref": "1997-1998. Will Smith, Get Jiggy With It. (song)",
"text": "Just can't sit\nGotta get jiggy wit it"
},
{
"ref": "1998. L.A. Times",
"text": "Latin groovers get jiggy at the mercury-hot Conga Room on Wilshire Boulevard."
},
{
"ref": "1998. People Magazine",
"text": "When Ally McBeal's writers decided to have ...Calista Flockhart get jiggy with an imaginary dancing baby..."
}
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"(slang) Having fun, enjoying oneself totally; losing one's inhibitions, especially when dancing or performing to music."
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