jigger \JIG-er\, noun:
1. a person or thing that jigs.
2. Nautical. a. the lowermost sail set on a jiggermast. b. jiggermast. c. a light tackle, as a gun tackle.
3. any of various mechanical devices, many of which have a jerky or jolting motion.
4. Informal. some contrivance, article, or part that one cannot or does not name more precisely: What is that little jigger on the pistol?
5. Ceramics. a machine for forming plates or the like in a plaster mold rotating beneath a template.
6. Mining. a jig for separating ore.
7. a jig for fishing.
8. Golf. a club with an iron head intermediate between a mashie and a midiron, now rarely used.
9. Billiards, Pool. a bridge.
10. a. a 1½-oz. (45-ml) measure used in cocktail recipes. b. a small whiskey glass holding 1½ ounces (45 ml).
The origin of jiggers is unknown, though it likley entered English in the late 1600s.
Clock Out With My Cock Out
- To "call it a day" at work so you can go party.
EMPLOYEE #2: Hells yeah! It's time to clock out with my cock out!
History
- Julius Caesar: crossed the Rubicon with his army (49 BCE)
- Common Sense: Thomas Paine published (anonymously) his influential pamphlet calling for American independence from Britain via revolution (1776)
- gusher: oil was discovered near Beaumont, Texas (1901)
- League of Nations: precursor to the United Nations held its first meeting; though it was proposed by a US president, the US never did join (1920)
- Vatican City: the US reestablished full diplomatic relations with the Holy See after having been out of touch for over a century (1984)
- Where's the beef?: Wendy's ad campaign began; it quickly morphed into a political slogan (1984)
- Ethan Allen 1738
- Francis X. Bushman 1883
- Ray Bolger 1904
- Paul Henried 1908
- Max Roach 1925
- Johnnie Ray 1927
- Gisele MacKenzie (LaFleche) 1927
- Donald Brooks 1928
- Maurice Sendak 1928
- Tintin 1929 (fictional character)
- Sherrill Milnes 1935
- Ronnie Hawkins 1935
- Willie McCovey 1938
- Sal Mineo 1939
- Bill Toomey 1939
- Scott McKenzie 1939
- Walter Hill 1941
- Jim Croce 1943
- Frank Sinatra Jr. 1944
- Ronny Light 1945
- Rod Stewart 1945
- Bob Lang (Wayne Fontana & The Mindbenders) 1946
- Donald Fagen (Steely Dan) 1948
- Cyril Neville (The Neville Brothers) 1948
- George Foreman 1949
- Bobby Rahal 1953
- Pat Benatar 1953
- Michel Schenker (Scorpions) 1955
- Shawn Colvin 1958
- Curt Kirkwood (Meat Puppets) 1959
- Evan Handler 1961
- Brad Roberts (Crash Test Dummies) 1963
- Trini Alvarado 1967
- Jill Marie Nicolini 1978 (bottom)
- Chris Smith (Kris Kross) 1979
- Sarah Shahi 1980 (below)
- Josh Ryan Evans 1982
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