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Definition of Jiggered
1. Adjective. (British informal expletive) surprised. "Well I'm jiggered!"
Geographical relationships: Britain, Great Britain, U.k., Uk, United Kingdom, United Kingdom Of Great Britain And Northern Ireland
Similar to: Surprised
Definition of Jiggered
1. Verb. (past of jigger) ¹
2. Adjective. Very tired. ¹
3. Adjective. Broken. ¹
4. Adjective. (British) Surprised. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Jiggered
1. damned [adj] - See also: damned
Lexicographical Neighbors of Jiggered
Literary usage of Jiggered
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. A Dictionary of Slang, Jargon & Cant: Embracing English, American, and Anglo by Albert Barrère, Charles Godfrey Leland (1889)
""Well, then," said he, " I'm jiggered if I don't see you home 1 " This penalty
of being jiggered was a favourite supposititious case of his. ..."
2. The Writings of Charles Dickens by Charles Dickens, Gilbert Ashville Pierce (1894)
"This penalty of being jiggered was a favourite supposititious owe of his. ...
When I was younger, I had had a general belief that, if he had jiggered me ..."
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