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rejigger
re·jig·ger
/
riˈdʒɪg
ər
/
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ree-
jig
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]
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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-
+
jigger
1
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rejig
(riːˈdʒɪɡ)
—
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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