rejiggerv.

Brit.

/ˌriːˈdʒɪɡə/, U.S.

/riˈdʒɪɡər/

Origin: Probably formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: re- prefix, jig v., -er suffix⁵.

Etymology: Probably < re- prefix + jig v. + -er suffix⁵. Compare later rejig v., jigger v.¹ Additions 3.

U.S. colloquial.

transitive. To alter or rearrange, to shift around; to manipulate or present (information, etc.) in a new way.

ΘΚΠ

the world > time > change > change to something else, transformation > making or fashioning anew > fashion anew [verb (transitive)]

reforge1542

unfashion1569

to make over1582

refashion1613

remodel1660

remake1766

recast1790

new-dress1795

rework1837

rejigger1899

rejig1948

jigger1961

1899 Sandusky (Ohio) Star 11 Mar. 1/1 It will be easy for the Kurtz people to find an excuse to rejigger the Nineteenth district so as to cut Summit county out and put it in with Stark county.

1938 Wall St. Jrnl. 7 Mar. 1/4 Executive orders rejiggering governmental agencies.

1979 Time 8 Oct. 89/1 Rejiggering assignments because of pregnancy is a fact of life these days in the armed forces.

2006 Indianapolis Star 25 Aug. (State ed.) a3/1 Astronomers rejiggered the nine-planet solar system for the first time in 76 years Thursday, kicking out Pluto and creating a new category of ‘dwarf planets’.

Derivatives

reˈjiggered adj.

ΚΠ

1930 Cumberland (Maryland) Evening Times 19 Nov. 2/1 Along came the talkies with..revised music shows and rejiggered stage plays.

1990 S. Freedman Small Victories v. 136 In Wilfred's rejiggered schedule, he would be taking English 7 with Lavinia Rausch, a disciplinarian generally loathed by her pupils.

reˈjiggering n.

ΘΚΠ

the world > time > change > change to something else, transformation > making or fashioning anew > [noun]

reworking?1608

remodelling1785

refashioning1799

refashionment1829

remodelment1838

recast1841

réchauffage1847

reshaping1872

rejigging1884

rejiggering1920

re-profiling1962

rejig1965

1920 Stevens Point (Wisconsin) Daily Jrnl. 23 Aug. 3/1 The ‘rejiggering’ will consist of changes in the coaching department with a view to strengthening college teams in all sports.

2005 C. A. Riley Disability & Media iii. 53 A rejiggering of the typical order of paragraphs.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2009; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	rejigger
释义	rejiggerv. Brit. /ˌriːˈdʒɪɡə/, U.S. /riˈdʒɪɡər/ Origin: Probably formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: re- prefix, jig v., -er suffix⁵. Etymology: Probably < re- prefix + jig v. + -er suffix⁵. Compare later rejig v., jigger v.¹ Additions 3. U.S. colloquial. transitive. To alter or rearrange, to shift around; to manipulate or present (information, etc.) in a new way. ΘΚΠ the world > time > change > change to something else, transformation > making or fashioning anew > fashion anew [verb (transitive)] reforge1542 unfashion1569 to make over1582 refashion1613 remodel1660 remake1766 recast1790 new-dress1795 rework1837 rejigger1899 rejig1948 jigger1961 1899 Sandusky (Ohio) Star 11 Mar. 1/1 It will be easy for the Kurtz people to find an excuse to rejigger the Nineteenth district so as to cut Summit county out and put it in with Stark county. 1938 Wall St. Jrnl. 7 Mar. 1/4 Executive orders rejiggering governmental agencies. 1979 Time 8 Oct. 89/1 Rejiggering assignments because of pregnancy is a fact of life these days in the armed forces. 2006 Indianapolis Star 25 Aug. (State ed.) a3/1 Astronomers rejiggered the nine-planet solar system for the first time in 76 years Thursday, kicking out Pluto and creating a new category of ‘dwarf planets’. Derivatives reˈjiggered adj. ΚΠ 1930 Cumberland (Maryland) Evening Times 19 Nov. 2/1 Along came the talkies with..revised music shows and rejiggered stage plays. 1990 S. Freedman Small Victories v. 136 In Wilfred's rejiggered schedule, he would be taking English 7 with Lavinia Rausch, a disciplinarian generally loathed by her pupils. reˈjiggering n. ΘΚΠ the world > time > change > change to something else, transformation > making or fashioning anew > [noun] reworking?1608 remodelling1785 refashioning1799 refashionment1829 remodelment1838 recast1841 réchauffage1847 reshaping1872 rejigging1884 rejiggering1920 re-profiling1962 rejig1965 1920 Stevens Point (Wisconsin) Daily Jrnl. 23 Aug. 3/1 The ‘rejiggering’ will consist of changes in the coaching department with a view to strengthening college teams in all sports. 2005 C. A. Riley Disability & Media iii. 53 A rejiggering of the typical order of paragraphs. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2009; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < v.1899
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