gig

Meanings

1. 1
   noun

   A single live performance by a musician or band.

   The band played a gig at a small club downtown.

2. 2
   noun

   A job, especially one that is temporary, freelance, or done on demand.

   She picked up a few gigs driving for a delivery app.

3. 3
   verb

   To perform live as a musician.

   They were gigging around the city every weekend.

From Middle English gig, gigge, gegge, possibly either: * from Old French gigue (“tall, skinny girl”) (modern French gigue), from Old Norse gikkr (“pert person”) (related to Danish gjæk (“fool, jester”), Swedish gäck (“fool, jester; a wag”); see also geck); or * from Middle English gigg, gigge, gygge (“spinning object; a top”) (see etymology 3).

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