gig

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noun \ ˈgig \

Definition of gig

1 :something that whirls or is whirled: such 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 and Etymology of gig

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

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First Known Use: 1570

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

gig

verb

Definition of gig

gigged; gigging

intransitive verb

:to travel in a gig

First Known Use of gig

1807

gig

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 and Etymology of gig

short for earlier fizgig, fishgig, of unknown origin

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First Known Use: 1722

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gig

verb

Definition of gig

gigged; gigging

transitive verb

1 :to spear with a gig

2 a chiefly Western US :spur, jab

b :goad, provoke

intransitive verb

:to fish with a gig

First Known Use of gig

1803

gig

noun

Definition of gig

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

Origin and Etymology of gig

origin unknown

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First Known Use: 1926

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Other Music Terms

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

gig

verb

Definition of gig

gigged; gigging

intransitive verb

:to work as a musician

gigged with various bands
—Downbeat

First Known Use of gig

1937

Other Music Terms

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

gig

noun

Definition of gig

:a military demerit

Origin and Etymology of gig

origin unknown

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First Known Use: circa 1941

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gig

verb

Definition of gig

gigged; gigging

transitive verb

:to give a military gig to

First Known Use of gig

circa 1941

gig

noun

Definition of gig

:gigabyte

First Known Use of gig

1987

Other Computer-Related Terms

adware, flash, kludge, phishing, recursive, router

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noun \ ˈgig \

Definition of gig for Students

1 :a long light boat

2 :a light carriage having two wheels and pulled by a horse

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