zigEnglishOxford Dictionary of Englishzig /zɪɡ / ▸ noun a sharp change of direction in a zigzag course: he went round and round in zigs and zags. ▸ verb ( zigs, zigging, zigged) [no object] make a sharp change of direction: we zigged to the right. – ORIGIN 1960s: by abbreviation of zigzag.