jig
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4.8
- noun
- /dʒɪg/
:
giga
- If you're right, I'll dance a jig and do a split.
No, no, you must do the Indian jig.
- No, no, you must do the Indian jig.
Examples
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After the phone call, I danced a little jig in my living room.
Fiction book (1993) -
But the Old Man was dancing a victory jig.
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And there she is dancing the jig, man.
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The old man began a stately jig, one leg up, then the other, one shoulder, then the other.
Fiction book (1991) -
Then back came the names of reels and jigs I had long forgotten.
Academic text (2009) -
Then we'll get to dance Saint Patty's Day jig with Chase the Leprechaun.
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"Red hair flying and face flushed, he danced a jig and whooped as loud as anyone!
Fiction book (1991) -
The unseated passengers laughed and stood on the floor, and a few even did a little jig, slapping hands.
Fiction book (1993) -
The monkey danced a jig dressed up in a man's cap and britches.
Fiction book (1994) -
At the wedding, everyone joined in to dance a lively jig to celebrate the happy couple.
Synonyms
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2.8
A dance from a community that people learn from their grandparents
A lively dance or musical piece in a fast three-beat rhythm
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Etymology
Jig for a lively dance comes from an old French word gigue, which named a fast fiddle tune, and it sounds like the modern word jiggle, which brings to mind quick movements. So a jig is a fast, jumping 'dance'.