n.
Pronunciation: ' zig- ˌ zag
Function: noun
Etymology: F
Date: 1712
: one of a series of short sharp turns, angles, or alterations in a course also : something having the form or character of such a series <a blouse with green zigzag s > <endured the zigzag s of policy ― Richard Bernstein>
– zig · zag · gy \ - ˌ za-g ē \ adjective