rejigger

re·jig·ger

[ree-jig-er]
verb (used with object) Informal.
to change or rearrange in a new or different way, especially by the use of techniques not always considered ethical.

Origin:
1940–45; re- + jigger1

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rejig (riːˈdʒɪɡ) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
vb , -jigs, -jigging, -jigged
1.  to re-equip (a factory or plant)
2.  to rearrange, alter, or manipulate, sometimes in a slightly unscrupulous way
 
n
3.  the act or process of rejigging
 
re'jigger
 
n

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