Gig
/ɡɪɡ/
Last Updated: January 2, 2026 at 12:30 PM
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Definition of Gig
noun
- A performing engagement by a musical group; or, generally, any job or role, especially for a musician or performer.
"Hey, when are we gonna get that hotel gig again?"
- (by extension) Any job; especially one that is temporary; or alternately, one that is very desirable.
"Hey, that guy's got a great gig over at the bike shop. He hardly works all day"
- A forked spear for catching fish, frogs, or other small animals.
- A two-wheeled horse-drawn carriage.
- (South England) A six-oared sea rowing boat commonly found in Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly.
verb
- To fish or catch with a gig, or fish spear.
- To engage in musical performances.
"The Stones were gigging around Richmond at the time"
- To make fun of; to make a joke at someone's expense, often condescending.
"His older cousin was just gigging him about being in love with that girl from school."
- To impose a demerit for an infraction of a dress or deportment code.
"His sergeant gigged him for an unmade bunk."
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