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reˈjigger, v. U.S. colloq.
[re- 5 c; cf. rejig v.]
trans. To alter or rearrange, to shift around; to manipulate or present (information, etc.) in a new way.
a1961in Webster s.v., Executives rejigger their organization charts. 1977Time 3 Jan. 70/1 Amis has rejiggered the present according to a formula beloved by armchair historians and sore losers: What would have happened if? 1979Time 8 Oct. 89/1 Rejiggering assignments because of pregnancy is a fact of life these days in the armed forces. 1986Fortune 4 Aug. 8/1 Corporations might get some relief from an average 52{pcnt} tax rate, and personal tax laws could be rejiggered to encourage spending rather than savings.
Hence reˈjiggering vbl. n.
1976Business Week 8 Nov. 46/3 Rogers & Wells..has come up with a rejiggering of the terminology..of the agreements. 1981N.Y. Times 18 Jan. iv. 4/2 But Friday is now Monday, the hitch not another rejiggering of the plan but rather the diversion of Mr. Miller's attention to the Iranian hostage banking negotiations. |