noun
- small measuring cups used for alcoholic drinks, typically holding 1.5 ounces
- small parasitic fleas that burrow into the skin
- small mechanical devices or gadgets
Usage: bartending
Usage: medical; tropical regions
Usage: informal
Examples
- The bartender used silver jiggers to measure the whiskey precisely.
- She bought a set of jiggers for her home bar.
- The tropical disease was caused by jiggers burrowing under his skin.
- After walking barefoot on the beach, he worried about jiggers.
- The old toolbox was full of various jiggers and small parts.
- He couldn’t figure out what all those little jiggers were for.