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Word entry · 3 letters

jig

Best crossword clue

"Lively dance"

3 letters · collected on this word page

3 lettersPronunciation /d͡ʒɪɡ/Part of speech noun, verbSorted gijStarts with JEnds with G2 cluesCommon crossword word
1J2I3G

Definitions

  1. any of various old rustic dances involving kicking and leaping

Word origin

Unknown. Derivation from Middle English gyge (“fiddle”), from Old French gigue (“a fiddle”) has been proposed, but the connection and sense development are obscure. The sense “a type of dance” of modern French gigue is borrowed from English.

Used in a sentence

  • They danced a jig.
  • Soon Marshall is doing an elaborate foot-to-foot jig, and then they're all bounding around. Shoulder dips. Yee-ha faces. It's an impromptu hoedown.
  • Cutting circles out of pinewood is best done with a compass-style jig.

Source: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0

Used as a crossword answer2 curated clues

01Lively dance3 letters
02quick dance3 letters

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