What it means
A slightly old-school way to say something’s knackered, worn out, or just flat-out broken. You can be jiggered after a graft-heavy day, and your telly can be jiggered when it packs in mid-match. You’ll also hear well, I’ll be jiggered as a cheeky little burst of surprise, usually said with a grin.
Usage examples
"Me bike’s jiggered again, chain’s off, so I’m legging it. Rock in late and the gaffer goes, well I’ll be jiggered, fancy a brew?"
"After digging the garden all weekend I'm completely jiggered."
Where it comes from
Of murky origin, likely a softened stand-in for a stronger oath, as in "well, I'll be jiggered". Applied to a person or a thing, jiggered means worn out or bust: run completely ragged, or broken well past any easy fixing.
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