jigger

IPA(Pronunciation)

/ˈd͡ʒɪɡɚ/

Noun

archaic slang Liverpudlian dated dialectal euphemistic UK obsolete

(slang, archaic) A prison; a jail cell. / (dialect, Liverpudlian, dated) An alleyway separating the backs of two rows of houses. / (slang, euphemistic) A penis. / (slang, euphemistic) A vagina.

Japanese Meaning

（スラング、古風な表現）刑務所、牢屋 / （方言、リバプール方言、古い表現）二列の家の裏側を分ける路地 / （スラング、婉曲表現）ペニス / （スラング、婉曲表現）膣

What is this buttons?

After the mistaken identity, he spent a month in the jigger before his name was cleared.

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誤認逮捕の後、彼は名前が晴れるまで一か月間刑務所に入れられた。

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Sense（1）

(slang, archaic) A prison; a jail cell.

According to a disciplinary notice, a correctional officer saw a "jigger string" coming from cell H-2 to Harper's cell. A jigger string is used to move objects between cells.

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Sense（2）

(dialect, Liverpudlian, dated) An alleyway separating the backs of two rows of houses.

"It's jus' through this jigger and round the back of the next block." She hurried through the alleyway in front of me; the pressing back-yard walls prevented anything more than single file.

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Sense（3）

(slang, euphemistic) A penis.

Well, they saw a little boy on the street and his penis was hanging out and they said his "jigger" was hanging out, and I said, "Well, maybe his mother didn't tell him differently."

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Sense（4）

(slang, euphemistic) A vagina.

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Sense（5）

(obsolete, UK, thieves' cant) A door.

On getting to the top of the stair, to my disappointment there was a padlock upon the garret jigger; I wheep't out my chive, broke it up, and picked the padlock with the back-spring.

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