jiggered (redirected from well, I'll be jiggered)

jiggered [ˈdʒɪgəd]

adj (postpositive)

1. Informal damned; blowed I'm jiggered if he'll get away with it

2. (sometimes foll by up) Scot and northern English dialect tired out

[probably euphemism for buggered; see bugger]

Thesaurus

Adj.

1.

jiggered - (British informal expletive) surprised; "Well I'm jiggered!" colloquialism - a colloquial expression; characteristic of spoken or written communication that seeks to imitate informal speech Britain, Great Britain, U.K., UK, United Kingdom, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland - a monarchy in northwestern Europe occupying most of the British Isles; divided into England and Scotland and Wales and Northern Ireland; `Great Britain' is often used loosely to refer to the United Kingdom surprised - taken unawares or suddenly and feeling wonder or astonishment; "surprised by her student's ingenuity"; "surprised that he remembered my name"; "a surprised expression"

Translations

jiggered [ˈdʒɪgəd] ADJ well I'm jiggered! (Brit) → ¡caramba!
I'm jiggered if I will → que me cuelguen si lo hago

jiggered

adj (inf) well, I’ll be jiggered! → da bin ich aber platt (inf) → or baff (inf); I’m jiggered if I’ll do it → den Teufel werde ich tun (inf); to be jiggered (= tired) → kaputt sein (inf)