plural gigs
: a job usually for a specified time
especially
: an entertainer's engagement see also gig economy, gig worker
gigged; gigging
: to work as a musician
… gigged with various bands …—
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DownBeat1
: a pronged spear for catching fish
2
: an arrangement of hooks to be drawn through a school of fish in order to hook their bodies
gigged; gigging
: to fish with a gig
: a military demerit
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Rachel Raposas, PEOPLE, 20 Dec. 2025
What starts out as a dream gig in a beautiful house rapidly becomes a nightmare, as Nina goes from oddly demanding to downright unglued, making Millie question her own safety.
—Lauren Huff, Entertainment Weekly, 20 Dec. 2025
Craig Jenkins, Vulture, 19 Dec. 2025
Tinker, Trouble, and the Headphones When Bruce formed The E Street Band, I’d started college but was still gigging with my band Shark River.
—Henry Selick, IndieWire, 6 Nov. 2025
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Noun
Black's first hosting gig on SNL was in January 2002, followed by appearances in October 2003, December 2005, and, most recently, April 2025.
—Rachel Raposas, PEOPLE, 20 Dec. 2025
What starts out as a dream gig in a beautiful house rapidly becomes a nightmare, as Nina goes from oddly demanding to downright unglued, making Millie question her own safety.
—Lauren Huff, Entertainment Weekly, 20 Dec. 2025
Verb
Howard Stern gigged in almost half a dozen cities before landing a show at home; much of the Breakfast Club and Ebro in the Morning roster got here by grinding in other markets.
—Craig Jenkins, Vulture, 19 Dec. 2025
Tinker, Trouble, and the Headphones When Bruce formed The E Street Band, I’d started college but was still gigging with my band Shark River.
—Henry Selick, IndieWire, 6 Nov. 2025
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“Gig.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/gig. Accessed 21 Dec. 2025.
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