gig

gig

gig¹ [gig]

n.

[ME gigge, whirligig, prob. < Scand, as in Dan gig, whirling object, top, Norw dial. giga, to shake, totter < IE * gheigh- < base * ghei-, to gape > GAPE, GIGGLE]

1. a light, two-wheeled, open carriage drawn by one horse

2. a long, light ship's boat, esp. one reserved for the commanding officer

3. [for gig mill] a machine for raising nap on cloth

vi.

gigged, gigging

to travel in a gig

gig² [gig]

n.

[contr. < earlier fishgig, fizgig < Sp fisga, kind of harpoon < fisgar < LL * fixicare, to attach < L fixare, fasten < fixus: see FIX]

1. a fish spear

2. a fish line with hooks designed to catch fish by jabbing into their bodies

vt., vi.

gigged, gigging

to spear or jab with or as with a gig

gig³ [gig]

n.

[< ?] Slang

1. an official record or report of a minor delinquency, as in a military school; demerit

2. punishment for such a delinquency

vt.

gigged, gigging Slang

to give a gig to

☆ gig⁴ [gig ]

n.

[< ?] Slang

1. a job performing music, esp. jazz or rock

2. any job

vi.

gigged, gigging

Slang to have a job performing music, esp. jazz or rock