zig
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English[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Etymology 1[edit]
Back-formation from zigzag. Compare zag.
Noun[edit]
zig (plural zigs)
Translations[edit]
A sudden change of direction
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Verb[edit]
zig (third-person singular simple present zigs, present participle zigging, simple past and past participle zigged)
- To make such a turn.
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Etymology 2[edit]
This English term is a hot word. Its inclusion on Wiktionary is provisional.
Noun[edit]
zig (plural zig or zigs)
- Alternative letter-case form of ZiG
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French[edit]
Etymology[edit]
A variation of zigue.
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
zig m (plural zigs)
Further reading[edit]
- “zig”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
German[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From the terminal syllable -zig in numerals such as zwanzig (“twenty”), vierzig (“forty”), achtzig (“eighty”).
Pronunciation[edit]
Numeral[edit]
zig
- umpteen, tens of, dozens of (an unspecified number, usually between 10 and 100)
- Der Verkäufer hat mir zig verschiedene Modelle gezeigt.
- The salesperson showed me umpteen different models.
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