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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Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 20 Oct. 2025
That was my first professional gig.
—Zac Ntim, Deadline, 20 Oct. 2025
Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 15 Oct. 2025
Malone — who wrote three albums while residing at her former digs in Old Fair Oaks Village and cut her teeth gigging at the Fair Oaks Brew Pub — will be joined in the amphitheater by soul/pop/folk/jazz collaborative Solabel for the evening’s ticketed event.
—Aaron Davis, Sacbee.com, 6 Oct. 2025
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Noun
After announcing an initial run of 12 shows celebrating their 50th anniversary as a band and then expanding on that first run of gigs, Rush has added another 17 dates to their Fifty Something 2026 arena tour.
—Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 20 Oct. 2025
That was my first professional gig.
—Zac Ntim, Deadline, 20 Oct. 2025
Verb
The new group released Talkin’ to the Trees earlier this year and spent the summer gigging across Europe and North America.
—Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 15 Oct. 2025
Malone — who wrote three albums while residing at her former digs in Old Fair Oaks Village and cut her teeth gigging at the Fair Oaks Brew Pub — will be joined in the amphitheater by soul/pop/folk/jazz collaborative Solabel for the evening’s ticketed event.
—Aaron Davis, Sacbee.com, 6 Oct. 2025
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“Gig.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/gig. Accessed 23 Oct. 2025.
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