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    Does "the jig is up" refer to the dance of the same name?

    Question #63979. Asked by tjoebigham. (Mar 27 06 11:02 AM)


    zbeckabee

    		No. When someone says the "jig" is up, it indicates that a scoundrel has been found out, and the forces of law and order are on their way.



    Mar 27 06, 11:55 AM
    davejacobs

    		I'm thinking the questioner was asking for the origin of the phrase rather than its meaning.
    According to Brewer, who gives both,
    The Jig is Up: Your trickery is discovered. Jig was old slang for a joke or trick.


    Mar 27 06, 12:04 PM
    xfacilitatorx

    		jig: A joke or trick. Used chiefly in the phrase "The jig is up."


    http://dictionary.reference.com/search?q=jig

    http://dictionary.reference.com/search?q=jig


    Mar 27 06, 8:27 PM

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