jiggy
/ˈd͡ʒɪɡi/adjective
jiggy is spelled J-I-G-G-Y: 5 letters. It appears about once in every 6 million words in written English, the 73,203rd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, jiggy means “Resembling or suggesting a jig” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in jiggy?
| Letters | 5: J-I-G-G-Y |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 6 million words; the 73,203rd 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 jiggy?
Jiggy appears about once in every 6 million words in written English, the 73,203rd 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 jiggy?
- /ˈd͡ʒɪɡi/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: En-au-jiggy.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of jiggy
- more jiggy comparative
- jiggier comparative
- most jiggy superlative
- jiggiest superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does jiggy mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Resembling or suggesting a jig.
[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
- 2
slangCrazy.
He's gone completely jiggy.
- 3
slangJittery, fidgety, restless, excited.
If I was too jiggy to hold the syringe, he'd shoot me up.
- 4
slangExtravagant, wonderful, excellent, enjoyable, exciting, stylish, cool, successful.
Get yourself some jiggy gear.
- 5
slangHaving fun, enjoying oneself totally; losing one's inhibitions, especially when dancing or performing to music.
Latin groovers get jiggy at the mercury-hot Conga Room on Wilshire Boulevard.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does jiggy come from?
From jig + -y.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).