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Definition gig

Etymology 1

From Middle English gige (“fiddle”) and Middle English *gygge (found in Middle English whyrlegygge (“a top, whirligig, a rotating device”)), akin to Old Norse gígja (“fiddle”) and German Geige (“violin”).

Noun

gig (plural gigs)

  1. (informal, music) A performing engagement by a musical group; or, generally, any job or role, especially for a musician or performer.
  2. (informal, by extension) Any job; especially one that is temporary; or alternately, one that is very desirable.
  3. A forked spear for catching fish, frogs, or other small animals.
  4. (historical) A two-wheeled horse-drawn carriage.
  5. (Southern England, nautical) A six-oared sea rowing boat commonly found in Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly.
  6. (nautical) An open boat used to transport the captain of a ship, the captain's gig.
  7. (US, military) A demerit received for some infraction of military dress or deportment codes.
Verb

gig (third-person singular simple present gigs, present participle gigging, simple past and past participle gigged)

  1. To fish or catch with a gig, or fish spear.
  2. To engage in musical performances.
  3. To make fun of; to make a joke at someone's expense, often condescending.
  4. (US, military) To impose a demerit for an infraction of a dress or deportment code.

Etymology 2

Clipping of giga- units

Noun

gig (plural gig or gigs)

  1. (colloquial, computing) A gigabyte.
  2. (slang) Any unit having the SI prefix giga-

Etymology 3

From Middle English gigge, from Old French gigues (“a gay, lively girl”), from Old Norse gikkr (“a pert person”), related to Danish gjæk (“a fool; jester”), Swedish gäck (“a fool; jester; wag”). More at geck.

Noun

gig (plural gigs)

  1. A playful or wanton girl; a giglot.

Etymology 4

Probably from Latin gignere (“to beget”).

Verb

gig (third-person singular simple present gigs, present participle gigging, simple past and past participle gigged)

  1. To engender.

Results 423 Words with the letters GIG

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7 letter words with the letters GIG 
6 letter words with the letters GIG 
AGEING 11
AGGIES 10
AGINGS 11
BAGGIE 13
BAGWIG 16
BIGGER 13
BIGGIE 13
BIGGIN 14
BIGWIG 16
CAGING 14
DIGGED 12
DIGGER 11
DOGGIE 11
EDGING 12
EGGING 13
FIGGED 14
FIZGIG 22
GAEING 11
GAGING 13
GAMING 14
GAPING 14
GATING 11
GAZING 20
GEEING 11
GIBING 14
GIEING 11
GIGGED 13
GIGGLE 13
GIGGLY 15
GIGLET 11
GIGLOT 11
GIGOLO 11
GIGOTS 10
GIGUES 11
GINGAL 12
GINGER 11
GINGKO 15
GINKGO 15
GIVING 15
GLUING 13
GOINGS 11
GORING 11
GREIGE 10
GRIGRI 10
GRINGO 11
GUYING 14
GYBING 16
GYRING 13
GYVING 17
HAGGIS 12
HIGGLE 13
IGGING 13
JIGGED 20
JIGGER 19
JIGGLE 20
JIGGLY 22
LEGGIN 12
LOGGIA 11
LOGGIE 11
LUGGIE 12
MIGGLE 14
MOGGIE 13
NOGGIN 12
OGLING 12
PAGING 14
PIGGED 14
PIGGIE 13
PIGGIN 14
RAGING 11
RIGGED 11
RIGGER 10
TWIGGY 15
URGING 12
VEGGIE 14
WAGING 14
WIGGED 14
WIGGLE 14
WIGGLY 16
WIGWAG 16
ZIGGED 20
ZIGZAG 28
5 letter words with the letters GIG 
AGING 10
GIGHE 11
GIGUE 10
GOING 10
IGGED 10
JIGGY 20
MIGGS 12
PIGGY 14
WIGGY 14
4 letter words with the letters GIG 
GIGA 8
GIGS 8
GRIG 8
IGGS 8
MIGG 11
3 letter words with the letters GIG 
GIG 7
IGG 7
2 letter words with the letters GIG 
GI 4

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