First Known Use: 1570
Dictionary
1gig
noun \ˈgig\
Definition of GIG
1
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
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Origin of GIG
Middle English -gyge (in whyrlegyge whirligig), of unknown origin
2gig
verb
giggedgig·ging
Definition of GIG
intransitive verb
: to travel in a gig
First Known Use of GIG
1807
3gig
noun
Definition of 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 of GIG
short for earlier fizgig, fishgig, of unknown origin
First Known Use: 1722
4gig
verb
giggedgig·ging
Definition of GIG
transitive verb
1
: to spear with a gig
intransitive verb
: to fish with a gig
First Known Use of GIG
1803
5gig
noun
Definition of GIG
: a job usually for a specified time; especially : an entertainer's engagement
Origin of GIG
origin unknown
First Known Use: 1926
6gig
verb
giggedgig·ging
Definition of GIG
intransitive verb
: to work as a musician <gigged with various bands — Downbeat>
First Known Use of GIG
1939
7gig
noun
Definition of GIG
: a military demerit
Origin of GIG
origin unknown
First Known Use: circa 1941
8gig
verb
giggedgig·ging
Definition of GIG
transitive verb
: to give a military gig to
First Known Use of GIG
circa 1941
9gig
noun
GIG Defined for Kids
gig
noun \ˈgig\
Definition of GIG for Kids
1
: a long light boat
2
: a light carriage having two wheels and pulled by a horse
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