gig
English
/ɡɪɡ/
noun
Definitions
- (informal) A performing engagement by a musical group; or, generally, any job or role, especially for a musician or performer.
- (informal) Any job; especially one that is temporary; or alternately, one that is very desirable.
- A forked spear for catching fish, frogs, or other small animals.
- (historical) A two-wheeled horse-drawn carriage.
- (South England) A six-oared sea rowing boat commonly found in Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly.
- (watercraft) An open boat used to transport the captain of a ship, the captain's gig.
- (US) A demerit received for some infraction of military dress or deportment codes.
Etymology
Inherited from Middle English gige (fiddle), *gygge.
Origin
Middle English
*gygge
Gloss
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- -graphy English
- -o- English
- G English
- G-rated English
- gig-goer English
- gig-lamp English
- gig-mill English
- gigful English
- gigger English
- gighouse English
- gigman English
- gigmanism English
- gigmanity English
- gigography English
- gigster English
- goer English
- house English
- lamp English
- mill English
- G Japanese
- *gygge Middle English
- gige Middle English
- gígja Old Norse
- gígja Icelandic
- gíggja Faroese
- G Chinese