zig
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English
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
Back-formation from zigzag. Compare zag.
Noun
zig (plural zigs)
Translations
A sudden change of direction
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Verb
zig (third-person singular simple present zigs, present participle zigging, simple past and past participle zigged)
- To make such a turn.
Derived terms
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Etymology 2
This English term is a hot word. Its inclusion on Wiktionary is provisional.
Noun
zig (plural zig or zigs)
- Alternative letter-case form of ZiG
Anagrams
French
Etymology
A variation of zigue.
Pronunciation
Noun
zig m (plural zigs)
Further reading
- “zig”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé , 2012.
German
Etymology
From the terminal syllable -zig in numerals such as zwanzig (“twenty”), vierzig (“forty”), achtzig (“eighty”).
Pronunciation
Numeral
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.