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—
Downbeat
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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Emlyn Travis Published, EW.com, 14 July 2025
Cuban found out about the beverage on reality TV, while the former Los Angeles Laker was aware of the ready-to-drink beverage after seeing it at concerts and his DJ gigs.
—Mark Gray, People.com, 13 July 2025
Wired Staff, WIRED, 20 Nov. 2024
Soon, the band was gigging outside of the region, playing venues within an eight-hour-drive radius.
—Garret K. Woodward, Rolling Stone, 10 June 2025
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Noun
Last October, Lynne confirmed that the band’s Hyde Park gig would be their last.
—Emlyn Travis Published, EW.com, 14 July 2025
Cuban found out about the beverage on reality TV, while the former Los Angeles Laker was aware of the ready-to-drink beverage after seeing it at concerts and his DJ gigs.
—Mark Gray, People.com, 13 July 2025
Verb
No one will be buying a new car to gig for Waymo, of course.
—Wired Staff, WIRED, 20 Nov. 2024
Soon, the band was gigging outside of the region, playing venues within an eight-hour-drive radius.
—Garret K. Woodward, Rolling Stone, 10 June 2025
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“Gig.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/gig. Accessed 23 Jul. 2025.
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