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jigger

noun

ˈji-gər

Definition of jigger

as in gadget

an interesting and often novel device with a practical use a kitchen store filled with neat little jiggers that you didn't know you needed

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Recent Examples of jigger The set includes a jigger, strainer, bar spoon, bottle opener, zester, two whiskey spheres, a muddler, tongs and four cocktail picks. — Julia Harrison, Architectural Digest, 19 Dec. 2025 Add a touch of orange zest, a jigger of brandy, some butter and cream, anything that says the holidays. — Anne Byrn, Southern Living, 21 Nov. 2025 This comes down to a classic Boston shaker set ($30), a strainer ($13) to match, a two-sided bar jigger ($19), and a section of your kitchen counter that sorta permanently has a dish towel folded onto it. — Matthew Korfhage, Wired News, 18 Nov. 2025 Includes double-sided jigger and quality bar spoon with muddler. — Bestreviews, Mercury News, 23 July 2025 See All Example Sentences for jigger

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Noun

Does your child need fancy notebooks, a planner, or the latest organizational gadget?

— Adrienne Farr, Parents, 15 Aug. 2026
Both cases show how an inexpensive connected gadget can quietly become part of a much larger network.

— Jesse Watson , Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 14 Aug. 2026

Definition of gadget

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Some shops with specific scan tools that have special programming functions can permanently shut off the start/stop system on certain vehicles.

— John Paul Senior Manager Public Affairs And Traffic Safety Aaa Northeast, Hartford Courant, 15 Aug. 2026
Electronic medical record tools that will summarize a patient’s hospital course for you.

— Natasha Chida, Time, 15 Aug. 2026

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The gang hauls the contraption to the front curb and pours their non-alcoholic beers into it.

— Paula Mejía, New Yorker, 17 Aug. 2026
That opening scene will take you straight into the laugh floor, and guests will be placed into contraptions that Mike has created to harness both laughs and screams.

— Jazz Tangcay, Variety, 16 Aug. 2026

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