GIG


Meaning of GIG in English

I. ˈgig noun

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

Date: 1570

1. : something that whirls or is whirled: 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

II. intransitive verb

( gigged ; gig·ging )

Date: 1807

: to travel in a gig

III. noun

Etymology: short for earlier fizgig, fishgig, of unknown origin

Date: 1722

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

IV. verb

( gigged ; gig·ging )

Date: 1803

transitive verb

1. : to spear with a gig

2.

a. chiefly West : spur , jab

b. : goad , provoke

intransitive verb

: to fish with a gig

V. noun

Etymology: origin unknown

Date: 1926

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

VI. intransitive verb

( gigged ; gig·ging )

Date: 1939

: to work as a musician

gigged with various bands — Downbeat

VII. noun

Etymology: origin unknown

Date: circa 1941

: a military demerit

VIII. transitive verb

( gigged ; gig·ging )

Date: circa 1941

: to give a military gig to

IX. noun

Date: 1987

: gigabyte

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.