as in gadget
an interesting and often novel device with a practical use
a kitchen store filled with neat little jiggers that you didn't know you needed
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Recent Examples of jigger
The set includes a jigger, strainer, bar spoon, bottle opener, zester, two whiskey spheres, a muddler, tongs and four cocktail picks.
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Julia Harrison, Architectural Digest, 19 Dec. 2025
The kit comes with a julep strainer, a stainless steel jigger, a stainless steel bar spoon, and a 1-pint mixing glass made of heavy Japanese diamond-cut glass.
—Michael Calore, Wired News, 25 Nov. 2025
Add a touch of orange zest, a jigger of brandy, some butter and cream, anything that says the holidays.
—Anne Byrn, Southern Living, 21 Nov. 2025
Includes double-sided jigger and quality bar spoon with muddler.
—Bestreviews, Mercury News, 23 July 2025
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Julia Harrison, Architectural Digest, 19 Dec. 2025
The kit comes with a julep strainer, a stainless steel jigger, a stainless steel bar spoon, and a 1-pint mixing glass made of heavy Japanese diamond-cut glass.
—Michael Calore, Wired News, 25 Nov. 2025
Add a touch of orange zest, a jigger of brandy, some butter and cream, anything that says the holidays.
—Anne Byrn, Southern Living, 21 Nov. 2025
Includes double-sided jigger and quality bar spoon with muddler.
—Bestreviews, Mercury News, 23 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for jigger
Noun
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Minnesota doesn’t tend to design many gadget-style packages, but Bell offers a fascinating blend of size and speed that could cause complications for defenses.—
Alec Lewis,
New York Times,
4 May 2026
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Such gadgets ended up affecting restful sleep.—
Shirl Leigh
May 03,
New Atlas,
3 May 2026
Noun
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After Anthropic’s success in attracting business users, OpenAI is beefing up its Codex coding agent and other work tools.—
John Cassidy,
New Yorker,
4 May 2026
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State leaders should look beyond land use and taxation as tools for lowering prices.—
Maxwell Harden,
Sun Sentinel,
3 May 2026
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In the scene, the pair ride a tall robotic contraption down the peaks of a snowy mountain before encountering All Terrain Armored Transports, or AT-AT walkers, which begin shooting at them.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
4 May 2026
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Tyler Fever, who runs the YouTube channel Prop Department, took the already tiny Festiva and chopped it to pieces, ultimately creating a roughly shopping-cart-sized contraption that resembles something out of The Flintstones.—
Mack DeGeurin,
Popular Science,
30 Apr. 2026
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“Jigger.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/jigger. Accessed 7 May. 2026.
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