Meaning of jiggy | Babel Free

Definitions

1. Resembling or suggesting a jig.
2. Crazy.
   slang
3. Jittery, fidgety, restless, excited.
   slang
4. Extravagant, wonderful, excellent, enjoyable, exciting, stylish, cool, successful.
   slang
5. Having fun, enjoying oneself totally; losing one's inhibitions, especially when dancing or performing to music.
   slang

Examples

“[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 “He likes jiggy tunes best—please⟳ sing⟳ him jiggy tunes.””

“[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 We 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.”

“He's gone completely jiggy.”

“If I was too jiggy to hold⟳ the syringe, he'd shoot⟳ me up.”

“Get⟳ yourself some jiggy gear.”

“Just can't sit⟳ Gotta get⟳ jiggy wit it”

“Latin groovers get⟳ jiggy at the mercury-hot Conga Room on Wilshire Boulevard.”

“When Ally McBeal's writers decided to have⟳ […] Calista Flockhart get⟳ jiggy with an imaginary dancing baby […]”

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