| 词汇 | jigger |
| 释义 | jigger Theme: DRINKING - PORTION n. a drink of whiskey. (The standard term for a small container used for measuring the right amount of liquor for a drink.)How about another jigger of that shine?Okay, I'll have a jigger. Theme: GADGET n. a gadget.Toss me one of those copper jiggers there in the box.This kind of jigger? Theme: TOBACCO n. a cigarette.You got a jigger I can bum?Here's a pack of jiggers. Help yourself. jigger 1. noun 1 a bank robber US, 1950. 2 a lookout during a crime US, 1925. 3 an illegally constructed radio receiver. Prison usage AUSTRALIA, 1944. 4 a concealed device for giving an electric shock to a horse in a race AUSTRALIA, 1953. 5 a woman who will dance with a man for a fee US, 1951. 6 a door. An early cant word that survives in English gypsy use UK, 1567. 7 a slow freight train US, 1927. 8 a small railway line hand-car or trolley used in line maintenance NEW ZEALAND, 1953 2. verb 1 to adjust, especially of numbers or statistics US, 1997. 2 to serve as a lookout during a crime US, 1995.► I'll be jiggered!; I'm jiggered!used for registering surprise UK, 1886 jigger1. n. a drink of whiskey. (The standard term for a small container used for measuring the right amount of liquor for a drink.) How about another jigger of that shine? 2. n. a cigarette. You got a jigger I can bum? 3. n. a gadget. Toss me one of those copper jiggers there in the box. jiggered1. mod. damned. Well, I’ll be jiggered! 2. mod. alcohol intoxicated. (see also jigger.) Todd was more than just a little jiggered. |
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