zigzaggy

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English

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Etymology

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From zigzag +‎ -y.

Adjective

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zigzaggy (comparative more zigzaggy, superlative most zigzaggy)

  1. (informal) Resembling or consisting of one or more zigzags.
    • 1923, Mildred Plew Meigs, The Pirate Don Durk of Dowdee:
      Oh, he had a cutlass / That swung at his thigh / And he had a parrot named / Pepperkin Pye / And a zigzaggy scar / At the end of his eye / Had Pirate Don Durk of Dowdee