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# jigg

«jigg» in Mova's school dictionary: **an old or misspelt form of «jig», a lively dance or the…** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

### part of speech

fragment or old spelling of «jig» (no standard English word «jigg»)

### meaning for a pupil

1) Not a standard English word: it is an old or misspelt form of «jig», a lively dance or the music for it. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/J/jigg/#m1)

2) It may also be part of a word that was cut off, such as «jiggle» or «jiggery-pokery». [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/J/jigg/#m2)

### sense in the lessons

In old books and songs you may see «jigg» for «jig»; read it as «jig»: a quick, bouncy dance, often Irish or Scottish, or the tune for it. «To jig» means to dance or bounce about quickly.

### examples

- (Old spelling) They danced a merry jigg at the fair. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/J/jigg/#x1)
- (Modern spelling) The fiddler played an Irish jig. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/J/jigg/#x2)
- The children jigged up and down with excitement. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/J/jigg/#x3)
- She learned to dance a jig for the festival. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/J/jigg/#x4)
- «Jiggle» means to move something quickly from side to side. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/J/jigg/#x5)
- The puppy jiggled with joy at the door. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/J/jigg/#x6)

### note

Write «jig» today; «jigg» is not used. A jig is also a tool that holds work steady in a workshop, and a jigsaw is a puzzle or a saw.

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «jigg» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/J/jigg/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.