zigzaggeryn.
/ˈzɪɡzaɡəri/ Zigzag course or proceeding (literal and figurative). In first quot. with allusion to zigzag n. 3a.
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society > travel > aspects of travel > travel in specific course or direction > [noun] > zig-zag
zigzaggery1761
tack1788
zigzagging1827
Major-Mitchelling1900
zig1978
the world > movement > motion in a certain direction > change of direction of movement > [noun] > indirectness of course > moving in winding course
winding1398
crankling1598
crangling1608
indenturinga1632
meandering1652
sinuation1653
serpentinga1684
zigzaggery1761
twisting1768
zigzagging1827
switchbacking1913
zigging1977
1761 L. Sterne Life Tristram Shandy III. iii. 12 The transverse zig-zaggery of my father's approaches towards it [sc. his coat pocket].
1797 A. M. Bennett Beggar Girl III. ix. 238 One of those whimsical beings who hated the zig-zaggery of worldly wisdom.
1885 Pall Mall Gaz. 31 Aug. 4 The zigzaggery of the English Foreign Office.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1921; most recently modified version published online March 2019).
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