jig-is-up

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [jig iz uhp]
- /dʒɪg ɪz ʌp/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [jig iz uhp]
- /dʒɪg ɪz ʌp/

Definitions of jig-is-up word

noun jig-is-up a rapid, lively, springy, irregular dance for one or more persons, usually in triple meter. 1
noun jig-is-up a piece of music for or in the rhythm of such a dance. 1
noun jig-is-up Obsolete. prank; trick. 1
verb with object jig-is-up to dance (a jig or any lively dance). 1
verb with object jig-is-up to sing or play in the time or rhythm of a jig: to jig a tune. 1
verb with object jig-is-up to move with a jerky or bobbing motion; jerk up and down or to and fro. 1

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Origin of jig-is-up

First appearance:

before 1550

One of the 31% oldest English words

1550-60; in earliest sense “kind of dance” perhaps < Middle French giguer to frolic, gambol, probably < an unattested WGmc verb (cf. gig1); semantic development of other senses unclear

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Parts of speech for Jig-is-up

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jig-is-up popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 93% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.

Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".