different between ciggy vs jiggy

English

ciggy (plural ciggies)

(Britain, slang) A cigarette.
- 2004, Alan Hollinghurst, The Line of Beauty, Bloomsbury, 2005, Chapter 8,
  “Open early and close up late, get people before work and get people after work, not just the dear bloody housewifes going out for a packet of ciggies and a chit-chat.”

(cigarette (slang)): cancer stick (derogatory), cig, coffin nail, fag (UK), smoke

From jig +? -y

jiggy (comparative more jiggy, superlative most jiggy)

Resembling or suggesting a jig.
- [1916], 2004, Annie Hamilton Donnell, Miss Theodosia's Heartstrings [1]
  “He likes jiggy tunes best—please sing him jiggy tunes.”
- [1965] 1997, Alan Lomax, Jean Ritchie, Folk Songs of the Southern Appalachians [2]
  We have always known this “little foolish thing”—Dad’s description of “The Swapping Song.” Very often it is used for baby-bouncing, because of its jiggy rhythm.
(slang) Crazy.
He's gone completely jiggy.
(slang) Jittery, fidgety, restless, excited.
- 1989. Radford & Crowley, Drug Agent:
  If I was too jiggy to hold the syringe, he'd shoot me up.
(slang) Extravagant, wonderful, excellent, enjoyable, exciting, stylish, cool, successful.
- Get yourself some jiggy gear.
(slang) Having fun, enjoying oneself totally; losing one's inhibitions, especially when dancing or performing to music.
- 1997-1998. Will Smith, Get Jiggy With It. (song)
  Just can't sit
  Gotta get jiggy wit it
- 1998. L.A. Times:
  Latin groovers get jiggy at the mercury-hot Conga Room on Wilshire Boulevard.
- 1998. People Magazine:
  When Ally McBeal's writers decided to have ...Calista Flockhart get jiggy with an imaginary dancing baby...

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