noun / verb
jig
JIG/dʒɪɡ/
A dance performed with quick lively steps.
The dancer performs a lively jig beside the seated fiddler.
Etymology
The dance name may come from a word for a fiddle; the suggested French ancestor also named a dance. That would connect instrument and dance, but the ancestry is uncertain.
In context
the two girls each seized Elaine by one of her hands, and twirled her round in a wild jig of triumph.
More examples
- The children jig around the kitchen to the music.
- We learn two Irish jigs in dance class.
- The fiddler plays a jig, and everyone starts dancing.
Forms
jig · jigs · jigged · jigging