jiggler
nounEtymology From jiggle + -er.
1
Someone or something that jiggles.
2
Slang A key, now especially a car key, that has been partially ground down so that it will open many locks.
- This may be accomplished by means of jiggler keys used for opening door locks. Such keys are of two types: those for opening locks having two sets of tumblers, and those for opening locks having only one set.1937, Journal of Criminal Law and Criminology:
- I knew about the whole key “jigglers.” Basically, random car keys are shaved down with a file, rounding out sharp edges.2011, Seattle Meth and Car Theft, page 120:
3
A small, heavy valve on top of a pressure cooker to release steam periodically.
- Derived terms
- mouse jiggler