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jigger

noun

ˈji-gər

Definition of jigger

as in gadget

an interesting and often novel device with a practical use a kitchen store filled with neat little jiggers that you didn't know you needed

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Recent Examples of jigger The set includes a jigger, strainer, bar spoon, bottle opener, zester, two whiskey spheres, a muddler, tongs and four cocktail picks. — Julia Harrison, Architectural Digest, 19 Dec. 2025 Add a touch of orange zest, a jigger of brandy, some butter and cream, anything that says the holidays. — Anne Byrn, Southern Living, 21 Nov. 2025 This comes down to a classic Boston shaker set ($30), a strainer ($13) to match, a two-sided bar jigger ($19), and a section of your kitchen counter that sorta permanently has a dish towel folded onto it. — Matthew Korfhage, Wired News, 18 Nov. 2025 Includes double-sided jigger and quality bar spoon with muddler. — Bestreviews, Mercury News, 23 July 2025 See All Example Sentences for jigger

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Veteran Emari Demercado should start the season as the third-down passing back, with Brashard Smith mixing in as a gadget piece and kick returner.

— Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 29 Aug. 2026
Here is what these gadgets claim to do and what gastroenterologists say about trusting the results.

— Hanna Wickes, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 27 Aug. 2026

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The New York Times has approved AI tools across its editorial and product teams and built an internal summarization tool called Echo, while barring staff from using AI to draft or substantially revise an article.

— Jasmine Browley, Forbes.com, 29 Aug. 2026
The team hired Moonshot to monitor online threats against its players – using tools that Moonshot developed a decade ago for national security purposes.

— Odette Yousef, NPR, 29 Aug. 2026

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Today, Unitree’s pre-IPO investors are sitting on a windfall gain, although nobody really knows if there’s a commercial application for the gangly humanoid contraptions.

— Andy Browne, semafor.com, 25 Aug. 2026
Video footage circulating on social media and photography by Reuters show visitors mounting the unusual contraption, a bizarre mash-up of a motorcycle and an oversized robot dog, and taking it for a spin.

— Victor Tangermann, Futurism, 20 Aug. 2026

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