gigs

/ɡɪɡz/ · noun

Meaning

A performing engagement by a musical group; or, generally, any job or role, especially for a musician or performer.
(by extension) 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.
A two-wheeled horse-drawn carriage.
(South England) A six-oared sea rowing boat commonly found in Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly.
An open boat used to transport the captain of a ship, the captain's gig.
To fish or catch with a gig, or fish spear.
To engage in musical performances.
To make fun of; to make a joke at someone's expense, often condescending.
To impose a demerit for an infraction of a dress or deportment code.
Clipped form of gigabyte.
Any unit having the SI prefix giga-
A playful or wanton girl; a giglot.
To engender.

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