gig

/ɡɪɡ/

noun

1
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?”
2
(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”
3
A forked spear for catching fish, frogs, or other small animals.
4
A two-wheeled horse-drawn carriage.
5
(South England) A six-oared sea rowing boat commonly found in Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly.
6
An open boat used to transport the captain of a ship, the captain's gig.
7
A demerit received for some infraction of military dress or deportment codes.
“I received gigs for having buttons undone.”

1
To fish or catch with a gig, or fish spear.
2
To engage in musical performances.
“The Stones were gigging around Richmond at the time”
3
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.”
4
To impose a demerit for an infraction of a dress or deportment code.
“His sergeant gigged him for an unmade bunk.”

1
Clipped form of gigabyte.
“My new computer has over 500 gigs of hard drive space.”
2
Any unit having the SI prefix giga-

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