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