zig

noun

1. A sudden or sharp turn or change of direction.
2. A kind of Jewish comedy skit.

   “Zigs at Kfar Hanassi were rooted firmly in the history of British comedy.”

3. (alt-of)Alternative letter-case form of ZiG.
4. (abbreviation, alt-of)Abbreviation of Zimbabwe Gold, the official national currency of Zimbabwe since April 2024, which began as a gold-backed digital token in October 2023.

   “For a start, it's making it compulsory for companies to settle at least half of their quarterly taxes in ZiG, according to the central bank report.”

   “After the ZiG was introduced electronically, bank accounts of some businesses were frozen, accused by the government of rejecting the new currency.”

   “Ms Dhliwayo would use Zigs if there were any to be had - but it mostly exists digitally, and in a place where people can rarely charge their phones because of blackouts, it is cash that counts.”

verb

1. (intransitive)To make such a turn.

name

1. A general-purpose imperative, statically typed, compiled programming language intended as a modern successor to the C language.