jiggish
English
Etymology
jig + -ish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈd͡ʒɪɡɪʃ/
Adjective
jiggish (comparative more jiggish, superlative most jiggish)
- Resembling, or suitable for, a jig, or lively movement.
- 1710 April 22 (Gregorian calendar), Isaac Bickerstaff [et al., pseudonyms; Richard Steele et al.], “Tuesday, April 11, 1710”, in The Tatler, number 157; republished in [Richard Steele], editor, The Tatler, […], volume II, London stereotype edition, London: I. Walker and Co.; […], 1822, OCLC 69947324:
- The coquette, therefore, I must distinguish by that musical instrument which is commonly known by the name of a Kit, that is more jiggish than the Fiddle itself, and never sounds but to dance.
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- Playful; frisky.
- 1634, William Habington, Castara
- She is never sad, and yet not jiggish.
- 1634, William Habington, Castara