jiggler
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Noun
jiggler (plural jigglers)
- Someone or something that jiggles.
- (slang) A key, now especially a car key, that has been partially ground down so that it will open many locks.
- 1937, Journal of Criminal Law and Criminology:
- 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.
- 2011, Seattle Meth and Car Theft, page 120:
- I knew about the whole key “jigglers.” Basically, random car keys are shaved down with a file, rounding out sharp edges.
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