rejig

English
WOTD – 26 July 2023

Etymology

The verb is derived from re- (prefix meaning ‘again, anew’) +‎ jig (“to move briskly; to move with jerks or vibrations”).[1] The noun is derived from the verb.[2]

Pronunciation
  • (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ɹiːˈd͡ʒɪɡ/
  • Audio (Southern England)(file)
  • (General American) IPA(key): /ɹiˈd͡ʒɪɡ/
  • Rhymes: -ɪɡ
  • Hyphenation: re‧jig

Verb

rejig (third-person singular simple present rejigs, present participle rejigging, simple past and past participle rejigged) (transitive, chiefly British)

  1. To rearrange or tweak (something), especially in order to improve it or make it suitable for some purpose.
    Synonyms: refashion, (US, informal) rejigger, rejiggle
    Coordinate terms: refit, reorder, revise, rework
    • 2011 October 1, Clive Lindsay, “Kilmarnock 1 – 2 St Johnstone”, in BBC Sport‎, archived from the original on 2023-04-22:
      The rejigged visiting defence was quickly under pressure, Dean Shiels played a neat one-two with Zdenek Kroca and only a brave Peter Enckelman save at the feet of the Northern Irishman prevented an opening goal.
      An adjective use.
    • 2017 March 25, “The Observer view on triggering article 50”, in The Observer‎, London: Guardian News & Media, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 2023-05-17:
      They simply cannot deliver what they promised. Nor will an affronted, alienated Brussels help them do so. Rejigged single market access? Forget it.
    • 2020 April 8, Philip Haigh, “Out of the Current Crisis We could See Meaningful Changes”, in Rail, Peterborough, Cambridgeshire: Bauer Media, →ISSN, →OCLC, page 56:
      The DfT's help didn't extend beyond the train operating companies (TOCs) for which it is responsible. Open access operators were left apart, and this forced Hull Trains to suspend its entire service. In turn, LNER had to rejig its timetables to fill the void and keep Hull served.
  2. (dated) To provide (a place, etc.) with new equipment or machinery; to reequip, to refit.
  3. (mining) To separate or sort (ore) again in a jigger or sieve.
    Hypernyms: reseparate, resieve, resift, re-sort

Derived terms

Translations
to provide (a place, etc.) with new equipment or machinery — see reequip,‎ refit

Noun

rejig (plural rejigs)

  1. (chiefly British) A rearrangement, a reorganization.
    Synonyms: rejigging, reshuffle, restructuring

Translations
rearrangement, reorganization — see rearrangement,‎ reorganization

References
  1. “rejig, v.”, in OED Online Paid subscription required⁠, Oxford, Oxfordshire: Oxford University Press, December 2022; “rejig, v.”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.
  2. “rejig, n.”, in OED Online Paid subscription required⁠, Oxford, Oxfordshire: Oxford University Press, December 2022; “rejig, n.”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.
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