gig

¹gig

noun \ˈgig\

Definition of GIG

1

: something that whirls or is whirled: as

a obsolete : top, whirligig

b : a 3-digit selection in a numbers game

2

: a person of odd or grotesque appearance

3

a : a long light ship's boat

b : a rowboat designed for speed rather than for work

4

: a light 2-wheeled one-horse carriage

Origin of GIG

Middle English -gyge (in whyrlegyge whirligig), of unknown origin

First Known Use: 1570

Other Game Terms

bezique, carom, convention, crap, euchre, gambit, monte, parlay, tierce

Rhymes with GIG

big, brig, cig, dig, fig, grig, jig, pig, prig, rig, sprig, swig, trig, twig, vig, Whig, wig, zig

²gig

intransitive verb

giggedgig·ging

Definition of GIG

: to travel in a gig

First Known Use of GIG

1807

³gig

noun

Definition of GIG

1

: 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

Origin of GIG

short for earlier fizgig, fishgig, of unknown origin

First Known Use: 1722

⁴gig

verb

giggedgig·ging

Definition of GIG

transitive verb

1

: to spear with a gig

2

a chiefly West : spur, jab

b : goad, provoke

intransitive verb

: to fish with a gig

First Known Use of GIG

1803

⁵gig

noun

Definition of GIG

: a job usually for a specified time; especially : an entertainer's engagement

Origin of GIG

origin unknown

First Known Use: 1926

Other Music Terms

cacophony, chorister, concerto, counterpoint, madrigal, obbligato, presto, presto, refrain, riff, segue

⁶gig

intransitive verb

giggedgig·ging

Definition of GIG

: to work as a musician <gigged with various bands — Downbeat>

First Known Use of GIG

1939

Other Music Terms

cacophony, chorister, concerto, counterpoint, madrigal, obbligato, presto, presto, refrain, riff, segue

⁷gig

noun

Definition of GIG

: a military demerit

Origin of GIG

origin unknown

First Known Use: circa 1941

⁸gig

transitive verb

giggedgig·ging

Definition of GIG

: to give a military gig to

First Known Use of GIG

circa 1941

⁹gig

noun

Definition of GIG

: gigabyte

First Known Use of GIG

1987

Other Computer-Related Terms

adware, flash, kludge, phishing, recursive, router