gig
pronunciation
How to pronounce gig in British English:
UK [gɪg]
How to pronounce gig in American English:
US [ɡɪɡ]
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- Noun:
- long and light rowing boat; especially for racing
- an implement with a shaft and barbed point used for catching fish
- a cluster of hooks (without barbs) that is drawn through a school of fish to hook their bodies; used when fish are not biting
- tender that is a light ship's boat; often for personal use of captain
- small two-wheeled horse-drawn carriage; with two seats and no hood
- a booking for musicians
Word Origin
- gig (n.1)
- "light, two-wheeled carriage, usually drawn by one horse" (1791), also "small boat," 1790, perhaps, on notion of bouncing, from Middle English ghyg "spinning top" (in whyrlegyg, mid-15c.), also "giddy girl" (early 13c., also giglet), from Old Norse geiga "turn sideways," or Danish gig "spinning top." Similar to words in continental Germanic for "fiddle" (such as German Geige); the connecting sense might be "rapid or whirling motion."
- gig (n.2)
- "job," originally in the argot of jazz musicians, attested from 1915 but said to have been in use c. 1905; of uncertain origin. As a verb, by 1939. Among the earlier meanings of gig was "combination of numbers in betting games" (1847). Related: Gigged; gigging.
Example
- 1. Well , I got a gig of my own .
- 2. This is the last gig abby and I are coming to .
- 3. Are you a web designer looking for a new designing gig ?
- 4. So is this like a full-time gig for you ? A full-time job ?
- 5. You might be better off using those furlough days to look for a more stable full-time gig .