/ ˈʒɪgələʊ; ˈdʒɪ-; NAmE -loʊ/ noun
( pl. -os ) a man who is paid to be the lover of an older woman, usually one who is rich
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WORD ORIGIN
1920s (in the sense dancing partner ): from French , formed as the masculine of gigole dance hall woman, from colloquial gigue leg.