gig

(informal)Originally (music), a performing engagement by a musician or musical group; (by extension, film, television, theater) a job or role for a performer.

I caught one of the Rolling Stones’ first gigs in Richmond.

Hey, when are we gonna get that hotel gig again?

(broadly, informal)(by extension) Any job, especially one that is freelance or temporary, or done on an on-demand basis.

I had this gig as a file clerk but it wasn’t my style so I left.

That guy’s got a great gig over at the bike shop. He hardly works all day.

(US, informal)(US, military) A demerit received for some infraction of a military deportment or dress code.

I received gigs for having buttons of my uniform undone.

(abbreviation, alt of, clipping, informal)(informal, computing) Clipping of gigabyte (“one billion (1,000,000,000) bytes”).

This picture is almost a gig; don’t you want to resize it?

My new computer has over 500 gigs of hard drive space.

(informal, slang)(slang, chiefly sciences) Any unit of measurement having the SI prefix giga-.

(informal, obsolete)A top which is made to spin by tying a piece of string around it and then throwing it so that the string unwinds rapidly; a whipping-top.

(British, archaic, dialectal, informal)(chiefly British, school slang (Eton College), archaic or dialectal) A person with an odd appearance; also, a foolish person.

Senses relating to enjoyment.

Senses relating to vehicles.

(informal, obsolete)A frivolous, playful, or wanton young woman; a giglet or giglot.

Đồng nghĩa: fizgig

(informal)(fishing) Synonym of fishgig or fizgig (“a spear with a barb on the end of it, used for catching fish, frogs, or other small animals”).

Đồng nghĩa: fishgig, fizgig

(informal, transitive)To play (a musical instrument) at a gig.

(US, informal, transitive)To impose a demerit (on someone) for an infraction of a military deportment or dress code.

His sergeant gigged him for an unmade bunk.

(informal, intransitive)To engage in a musical performance, act in a theatre production, etc.

The Rolling Stones were gigging around Richmond at the time.

(broadly, informal, intransitive)To work at any job, especially one that is freelance or temporary, or done on an on-demand basis.

(informal, transitive)To make a joke, often condescendingly, at the expense of (someone); to make fun of.

His older cousin was just gigging him about being in love with that girl from school.

(informal, intransitive)Sometimes followed by it: to ride in a gig (“a two-wheeled carriage drawn by a single horse”).

(informal, transitive)To spear (fish, etc.) with a gig or fizgig.

(informal, intransitive)To catch or fish with a gig or fizgig.