Main Entry:

¹jig

Pronunciation:

\ˈjig\

Function:

noun

Etymology:

perhaps from Middle French giguer to frolic, from gigue fiddle, of Germanic origin; akin to Old High German gīga fiddle; akin to Old Norse geiga to turn aside

Date:

circa 1560

1 a: any of several lively springy dances in triple rhythm b: music to which a jig may be danced2: trick, game —used chiefly in the phrase the jig is up3 a: any of several fishing devices that are jerked up and down or drawn through the water b: a device used to maintain mechanically the correct positional relationship between a piece of work and the tool or between parts of work during assembly c: a device in which crushed ore is concentrated or coal is cleaned by agitating in water

— in jig time

: in a short time : quickly