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The correct spelling is gig.
How to pronounce gig
/ɡɪɡ/
nounIPA: /ɡɪɡ/
Say it like: Jig
The correct spelling is gig. A performing engagement by a musical group; or, generally, any job or role, especially for a musician or performer. For example: "Hey, when are we gonna get that hotel gig again?"
Usage Examples
“Hey, when are we gonna get that hotel gig again?”
“Hey, that guy's got a great gig over at the bike shop. He hardly works all day”
“I received gigs for having buttons undone.”
Meanings
noun
- 1.A performing engagement by a musical group; or, generally, any job or role, especially for a musician or performer.
- 2.(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.A two-wheeled horse-drawn carriage.
- 5.(South England) A six-oared sea rowing boat commonly found in Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly.
verb
- 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.To impose a demerit for an infraction of a dress or deportment code.
- 5.To engender.
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