Jig

Morpheme

Jig

Type

free base

Denotation

lively dance, brisk music

Etymology

of unknown origin; perhaps from Middle English gyge, gigge; Old French gige, gigue

Evidence

jig, jigged, jigger, jiggier, jiggiest, jigginess, jigging, jiggish, jiggity, jiggle, jiggled, jiggler, jiggles, jigglesome, jiggling, jigglingly, jiggly, jiggy, jighead, jiglike, jigs, jigsaw, jigsawlike, outjig, rejig, rejiggle

See Also

Gigue, Gue, Gig