jog-jogadv.adj.
/ˈdʒɒɡdʒɒɡ/, U.S. /ˈdʒɑɡˌdʒɑɡ/ A. adv.
With a jogging motion or pace.
ΘΚΠ
the world > movement > rate of motion > [adverb] > at a pace between walking and running
jog-jogc1780
jog-trot1845
society > travel > transport > riding on horse (or other animal) > [adverb] > at a jogging pace
jog-jog1840
jog-trot1845
ajog1879
c1780 W. Cowper Yearly Distress 13 For then the farmers come jog, jog.
1840 R. Browning Sordello i. 177 Quietly through the town they rode, jog-jog.
B. adj.
Characterized by jogging; = jog-trot adj.
ΘΚΠ
the world > action or operation > behaviour > customary or habitual mode of behaviour > [adjective] > routine
routine1744
routinary1807
formal1818
routinish1830
jog-jog1837
clockworky1864
groove-like1902
the mind > emotion > suffering > feeling of weariness or tedium > [adjective] > wearisome or tedious > lacking variety
humdrum1553
humdrumming1698
humdrummish1731
monotonous1774
samely1799
jog-trot1826
jog-jog1837
jog-trotty1853
same1891
clock-punching1920
monotone1926
samey1929
ho-hum1969
rumdum1973
1837 W. E. Forster 10 July in T. W. Reid Life W. E. Forster (1888) I. iii. 87 Enslavement to the common jog-jog way of doing things.
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adv.adj.c1780