rejigger

verb

re·​jig·​ger (ˌ)rē-ˈji-gər How to pronounce rejigger (audio)
rejiggered; rejiggering; rejiggers

Examples of rejigger in a Sentence

The TV network is rejiggering its schedule.
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The second round of information arrived so late at night, Kobrin told me, that the next morning, several of her colleagues hadn’t yet gotten the message and were scrambling to rejigger their spending plans. Katherine J. Wu, The Atlantic, 6 Aug. 2025 Although Kiley slammed Newsom, the most immediate impact of his legislation would be to nix the controversial Republican effort to rejigger Texas congressional map with the goal of changing the current 25-13 GOP edge to a 30-8 margin. Dave Goldiner, New York Daily News, 5 Aug. 2025 After serving as chief executive officer of Macy’s Inc.’s Bloomingdale’s division, Tony Spring became chairman and CEO of Macy’s Inc. last February and has been working to rejigger and streamline operations with the Bold New Chapter strategy. Evan Clark, WWD, 3 Sep. 2019 At nearly every race—the locations include Silverstone, U.K.; Monza, Italy; Francorchamps, Belgium; Las Vegas; and Abu Dhabi—Sonny manages to rejigger the rules of the game, to the understandable irritation of Joshua and the rest of the team. Justin Chang, New Yorker, 20 June 2025 See All Example Sentences for rejigger

Word History

Etymology

re- + jigger entry 2

First Known Use

1899, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of rejigger was in 1899

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“Rejigger.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/rejigger. Accessed 19 Aug. 2025.

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