jiggered
/ˈd͡ʒɪɡɚd/adjective, verb
jiggered is spelled J-I-G-G-E-R-E-D: 8 letters. It appears about once in every 69 million words in written English, the 262,293rd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, jiggered means “Very tired” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in jiggered?
| Letters | 8: J-I-G-G-E-R-E-D |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 69 million words; the 262,293rd most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is jiggered?
Jiggered appears about once in every 69 million words in written English, the 262,293rd most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce jiggered?
- UK /ˈd͡ʒɪɡəd/
- US /ˈd͡ʒɪɡɚd/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: En-uk-jiggered.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of jiggered
- more jiggered comparative
- most jiggered superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does jiggered mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
slangVery tired.
- 2
slangBroken.
- 3
UKDamned.
verb
- 1
simple past and past participle of jigger
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does jiggered come from?
From jigger + -ed.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).