0 the freedom or opportunity to do something, or to change your mind and do something differently if that is what is needed: --
We need to leave ourselves some wiggle room when we're negotiating the deal.
1 the degree to which it is possible to change details like prices, times, etc. in an agreement, decision, etc.: --
When tied down in ropes or straitjackets, he gained wiggle room by enlarging his shoulders and chest, moving his arms slightly away from his body, and then dislocating his shoulders.
And while seemingly specific, such statements are often open-ended or give the reader the maximum amount of wiggle room in a reading.
There is some wiggle room because collections such as books may be counted as a single list item.
For children's sizes, additional wiggle room is added to allow for growth.
There is plenty of wiggle room there; we know that the commission already wants additional regulations to protect the integrity of the ballot.
When authors try to construct convincing arguments for or against any particular theoretical position, they are often impeded by the abstractness of the program, which allows too much wiggle room.
However, the effort is significantly hampered by the wiggle room provided by the theory.
As it happens, legal requirements for guilt tend to have little wiggle room; every condition in the logical chain must be met.
