jig・geredの英語

発音

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA: /ˈd͡ʒɪɡəd/
• (米国発音) enPR: jĭgʹərd, IPA: /ˈd͡ʒɪɡɚd/

形容詞

jiggered (comparative more jiggered, superlative most jiggered)

1. (slang) Very tired.
2. (slang) Broken.
   • 2006, Alexis Wright, Carpentaria, Constable (2009), page 43:

     Time stopped tick-tocking, because there was too much moisture in the air and it had interfered with the mechanical workings of dozens of watches and clocks that ended up jiggered, and afterwards, were only fit to be thrown down on the rubbish dump.

3. (British, euphemistic) Damned.
   • 1860 December – 1861 August, Charles Dickens, chapter XVII, in Great Expectations […], volume I, London: Chapman and Hall, […], published October 1861, →OCLC, page 280:

     "Well then," said he, "I'm jiggered if I don't see you home!"

   • 1951, C. S. Lewis, Prince Caspian: The Return to Narnia:

     "Well, I'm—I'm jiggered," said Peter, and his voice also sounded queer.

使用する際の注意点

• The third definition is used in the sense of "I'll be damned if...", expressing utter certainty.

動詞

jiggered

1. simple past and past participle of jigger

同意語

• (very tired): See Thesaurus:fatigued
• (broken): See Thesaurus:broken or Thesaurus:out of order
• (damned): See Thesaurus:damned

アナグラム

• rejigged