What it means
A slightly old-school British and Irish way to say something's knackered, worn out, or flat-out broken. You can be jiggered after a long slog, and your telly can be jiggered when it packs in halfway through the match. You'll also hear Well, I'll be jiggered as a cheeky little flash of surprise.
Usage examples
"Me bike’s jiggered again, chain’s off, so I’m legging it. Rock in late and the gaffer goes, well I’ll be jiggered, fancy a brew?"
"After digging the garden all weekend I'm completely jiggered."
"That old mower's properly jiggered, gave it three pulls and it just coughed at me."
"We did the move in one day and by nine o'clock I was absolutely jiggered."
"That van's jiggered, mate. Won't start, won't roll, just sits there being a metal headache."
Where it comes from
Of murky origin, likely a softened stand-in for a stronger oath, as in "well, I'll be jiggered". Applied to a person or a thing, jiggered means worn out or bust: run completely ragged, or broken well past any easy fixing.
