jigger up

transitive verb

slang
: to throw into confusion
won't have the camp arrangements jiggered up any more than they areC. S. Forester
: foul up
the machinery was all jiggered up

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“Jigger up.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/jigger%20up. Accessed 15 Dec. 2024.

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