zig
See also: žig
English edit
Etymology edit
Back-formation from zigzag. Compare zag.
Pronunciation edit
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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Anagrams edit
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.