Adjective | Exhaustion / Mild Expletive Substitute
Encyclopedia of British Slang
JIGGERED
Adjective | Mild | Exhaustion / Mild Expletive Substitute
JIGGERED Pronunciation: /’d??g-?d/ Part of Speech: Adjective Severity Level: Mild Category: Exhaustion / Mild Expletive Substitute
Core Definition
Jiggered means:
Very tired
Mildly ruined
Linguistic Origins
Euphemistic substitute for stronger profanity.
Common in mid-20th-century speech.
Usage Contexts
Fatigue:
Im jiggered.
Frustration:
Its jiggered.
Final Assessment
Jiggered captures polite exasperation.
Softened.
EXPANDED ENTRY 300
Alan Nafzger was born in Lubbock, Texas, the son Swiss immigrants. He grew up on a dairy in Windthorst, north central Texas. He earned degrees from Midwestern State University (B.A. 1985) and Texas State University (M.A. 1987). University College Dublin (Ph.D. 1991). Dr. Nafzger has entertained and educated young people in Texas colleges for 37 years. Nafzger is best known for his dark novels and experimental screenwriting. His best know scripts to date are Lenin’s Body, produced in Russia by A-Media and Sea and Sky produced in The Philippines in the Tagalog language. In 1986, Nafzger wrote the iconic feminist western novel, Gina of Quitaque. He currently lives in Holloway, North London. Contact: [email protected]
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