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A common 1980s-era mispronounciation of gigawatt, made infamous by Robert Zemeckis's "Back to the Future" trilogy.
"One point twenty one jiggawatts!"
jiggawatt by Ross M October 2, 2004

jigawatt 

Unit of power used by a Flux-capicitor.
"1.21 Jigawatts ! The only thing that can produce that kind of energy is.. A bolt of lightning."
jigawatt by Woody Two Guns December 31, 2007

needs more jiggawatts 

A phrase from the film Back to the Future. It was used in the movie by the Doc to voice concern that something needs to be more powerful.

Today, we use the same phrase to explain that things need to be more powerful or better.
Jon: Dude, my MP3 player can't hold anymore songs. It's only 256MB.

Mike: Needs more jiggawatts.

____

Sam: This computer is too slow.

Judy: Needs more jiggawatts.

____

Mary: I bought a used Geo Metro. Needs more jiggawatts.

Beth: Hells yea.

____

Sam: How do you like these wings? I made them extra spicy.

Tony: Needs more jiggawatts!

jigglewatts 

1.21 jigglewatts represents the amount of ample curvature present in a female body that will turn an average male in to a blubbering puddle of stupid. It is not a measure of attractiveness as low jigglewattage females can be very sexy, example Madonna, Kiera Knightley and Milla Jovovich would score low (0.0.3) on the scale, while Scarlett Johansson and Kim Kardashian score near the maximum (1.21).
Her picture on facebook indicates a high amount of jigglewatts.
jigglewatts by Kelce January 18, 2008

jigglewatt 

A unit for measuring the power generated by a gorgeous woman's movements for the express benefit of her audience, ranging anywhere from a burlesque dancer's wild shimmy and shake, to the confident strut of a woman in red stilettos.

The Jigglewatt symbol (JW) is a unit for measuring power equal to one kajillion, bazillion, gazillion watts. Few things (or people) can withstand the transfer or consumption of energy on this scale, some of these events or entities include: lightning strikes, falling in love, Lana Turner's smile, firefighters wearing special goggles, the supercollider, Stephen Hawking, and the number 4. ... And of course, the girls of The Jigglewatts Burlesque troupe...
1. The jigglewatts she radiated could boil water from across the room.
2. Have you seen The Jigglewatts? You can pick your favorite or collect all four.
jigglewatt by Ruby Joule July 8, 2006

jigawatt 

Gigawatt
See gigawatts.
"What the hell is a jigawatt!?"
jigawatt by Joshua J. Slone July 27, 2003
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