zigger
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[edit]Etymology 1
[edit]Noun
[edit]zigger (plural ziggers)
- One who zigs.
- 2002, Barbara McLean, Lambsquarters: Scenes from a Handmade Life, page 281:
- Rabbits, silly ziggers and zaggers, are so busy in snow that their tracks turn to half-pipes, patterned over and over with lucky footprints, like the path of a giant mole with its roof removed for study.
Etymology 2
[edit]Noun
[edit]zigger (plural ziggers) (slang, derogatory, vulgar, offensive)
- Someone who supports the policy or doctrine of the Kremlin and the Russian invasion of Ukraine (2022).
- Synonym: vatnik
- 2023 June 22, @temiryurak [Temür], Twitter[2] (post), archived from the original on 24 July 2023:
- Pakis may be annoying, but at least they're Muslim and actually like Turkey. Ziggers move there and still paint Zs on their cars.
- 2023 July 15, @liberalmonarch [Л?берал_𝙈𝙤𝙣𝙖𝙧𝙘𝙝 🧠🎮], Twitter[5] (post):
- Why are they dancing?!?!? Don't they know ziggers are complaining and posting Strelkovisms on twitter!?!?!
- A Russian soldier who takes part in the Russian invasion of Ukraine.
- Synonym: orc
Derived terms
[edit]- TZD (total zigger death; call to kill Russian soldiers/people who express pro-Russia views)
See also
[edit]- (Russian) зегрито́с (zegritós)