wiggle room

noun

Synonyms of wiggle roomnext
: leeway, latitude
a contract with wiggle room for further negotiations

Examples of wiggle room in a Sentence

The salesman has some wiggle room to reduce the price of the car. the language of the contract is vague and leaves too much wiggle room
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To key Illinois lawmakers, that left wiggle room. Chicago Tribune, 8 June 2026 Give yourself creative wiggle room. Usa Today, USA Today, 7 June 2026 This cash gives us some more wiggle room to gradually build those positions up on post-breakup volatility. Jeff Marks, CNBC, 4 June 2026 Just true or false, with no wiggle room in between. Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 1 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for wiggle room

Word History

First Known Use

1965, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of wiggle room was in 1965

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“Wiggle room.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/wiggle%20room. Accessed 21 Jun. 2026.

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