jiggishadj.
/ˈdʒɪɡɪʃ/ 1. Inclined to jigging, dancing, or frolicking; of light or frivolous disposition (quot. 1635).
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society > leisure > entertainment > playfulness > [adjective]
gamingOE
playfulc1225
gamefulc1275
gamelya1350
gamesomea1375
playable?c1475
frisky?a1500
sporting1549
sportful1577
toyish1577
toyful1580
sportive1593
gambol1600
sportly1600
sporting1607
playsome1612
jiggish1635
toysome1638
ludible1656
ludibund1668
good-humoured1682
flippant1711
lusory1711
gamp1737
kittenish1753
sportable1767
disportive1773
whisky1782
playward1878
society > leisure > dancing > [adjective] > inclined to dancing
dancitive1606
jiggish1635
capersome1852
1635 W. Habington Castara (ed. 2) sig. A11v She is never sad, and yet not jiggish.
1815 J. Scott Visit to Paris iii. 50 Crowds of both sexes..gratifying the jiggish propensities of their minds by the sound of fiddles.
2. Resembling or of the nature of a jig or light dance; suitable for a jig.
ΘΚΠ
society > leisure > dancing > types of dance or dancing > lively dances > [adjective] > jig
jiggish1709
society > leisure > the arts > music > type of music > dance music > [adjective] > specific types of dance
jiggish1709
polkaic1884
Zydeco1949
smoochy1966
skanking1976
go-go1981
lambada1988
1709 J. Addison Tatler No. 157. ⁋7 That Musical Instrument which is commonly known by the Name of a Kit, that is more jiggish than the Fiddle it self.
1712 R. Steele Spectator No. 276. ⁋3 This Man makes on the Violin a certain jiggish Noise to which I dance.
1756 Connoisseur No. 134. 808 The tunes themselves have also been new-set to jiggish measures.
1789 T. Twining tr. Aristotle Treat. Poetry (1812) I. 249 (note) ‘A jiggish measure’ would be weak, to the force of the original [Greek].
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adj.1635