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    [Noun]  | "gig" | \ ˈgig \


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


    Origin: 1926 ;

     Origin unknown;

    [Noun]  | "gig" 


    1: gigabyte


    Origin: 1987 ;

    [Noun]  | "gig" 


    1: a long light ship's boat

    2: a rowboat designed for speed rather than for work

    3: a light 2-wheeled one-horse carriage


    Origin: 1570 ;

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

    [Noun]  | "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: 1722 ;

     Short for earlier fizgig, fishgig, of unknown origin;

    [Noun]  | "gig" 


    1: a military demerit


    Origin: circa 1941 ;

     Origin unknown;

    [Noun]  | "gig economy" 


    1: economic activity that involves the use of temporary or freelance workers to perform jobs typically in the service sector


    Origin: 2009 ;

     {see: |gig:1|gig:1};

    [Verb]  | "gig" 


    1: to work as a musician


    Origin: 1937 ;

    [Verb]  | "gig" 


    1: to travel in a gig


    Origin: 1807 ;

    [Verb]  | "gig" 


    1: to spear with a gig

    2: spur, jab

    3: goad, provoke


    Origin: 1803 ;

    [Verb]  | "gig" 


    1: to give a military gig to


    Origin: circa 1941 ;

    [Verb]  | "gig" 


    1: as in drive, ride;


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    [Noun]  | "gig" 


    1: a job usually for a specified amount of time (as for a musician, an actor, etc.);


      * e.g., " ... He was finally able to book a gig at the nightclub. "



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     [ "gig" ]

    1: A live performance, either musical, theatrical, or physical.

      * e.g.,  ... The band has a gig tommorow night. 

     [ "gig" ]

    1:  A job, usually in the entertainment injustry.

      * e.g.,  ...  For a day gig I do editing for the Food Channel. 


     [ "gig" ]

    2:  An abbreviated form of "gigabyte."

      * e.g.,  ...  I have a 60-gig drive you can borrow. 


     [ "gig" ]

    3:  A verb meaning to use a spear-like implement to stab into a small animal such as a fish or frog.

      * e.g.,  ...  My cousin and I went out frog gigging last night. 

     [ "gig" ]

    1: Job, usually referring to the music and entertainment industry. Can also apply to contract work in the IT and computer field . Any temporary or incidental employment.

      * e.g.,  ... I start a new gig this Friday playing guitar at the blue's club. 

     [ "gig" ]

    1: Pertaining to a temporary job that makes good money relative to working at mcdonalds. Used to obtain a dream job and support your way though it.

      * e.g.,  ... I got a good gig selling kitchen tools to people at walmart. Now ive got enough money to buy this camera I need to film my first music video 

     [ "gig" ]

    1: a job/work

      * e.g.,  ... i'm going to the gig to get my check. 

     [ "gig" ]

    1: a computer term meaning gigabyte.

      * e.g.,  ... How much gig do you have left? 

     [ "gig" ]

    1: to go dumb on the dance floor.. get into it mayne! yadadamean!?

      * e.g.,  ... "Gig so hard make my pants fall down!!" 

     [ "gig" ]

    1: some one who is more than a friend but less than a boyfriend. One who falls between the spectrum of friend and boyfriend/ girlfriend.

      * e.g.,  ... -Are you two together? 


     [ "gig" ]

    2: One can have more than one gig. One can also have a girlfriend and a gig at the same time.

      * e.g.,  ... -No, he's just my gig 


     [ "gig" ]

    3: Practiced commonly in Thailand.


     [ "gig" ]

    4: Gig covers the fields of friends with benefits, booty call, unofficial boyfriend/girlfriend.

     [ "gig" ]

    1: short for giggle

      * e.g.,  ... me: dude that shit was so funny it made me gig to the max 


     [ "gig" ]

    2: only the cool kids say it you are cool

      * e.g.,  ... andy: what the fuck did you just say 


     [ "gig" ]

    3: you should start saying this

      * e.g.,  ... me: i said gig dude. it's the new cool hip lingo! get with the times 


     [ "gig" ]

    4: please spread it

     [ "gig" ]

    1: v. To insult someone by way of raising the middle finger in their direction, most often used in situations where verbal insults are impractical.

      * e.g.,  ... So then the truck pulled out in front of us, so I gigged him. 

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