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noun
- 1. a live performance by a musician or group playing popular or jazz music: "they relied almost entirely on live gigs to earn a livelihood"
- 2. a job, especially one that is temporary or freelance and performed on an informal or on-demand basis: "her husband picked up food-delivery gigs"
verb
- 1. (of a musician or group) perform a gig or gigs: "two or three nights a week we were gigging"
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a single performance by a musician or group of musicians, especially playing modern or pop music, or by a comedian (= a performer who makes people laugh, for example by telling jokes or funny stories): play a gig The band is going to Atlanta to play a gig at the Fox Theatre. do a gig The comedian did her first gig at the Comedy Store in London.
gig. noun [ C ] us / ɡɪɡ / uk / ɡɪɡ / gig noun [C] (PERFORMANCE) Add to word list. informal. a single performance by a musician or group of musicians, especially playing modern or pop music, or by a comedian (= a performer who makes people laugh, for example by telling jokes or funny stories):
noun (1) ˈgig. plural gigs. Synonyms of gig. : a job usually for a specified time. especially : an entertainer's engagement see also gig economy, gig worker. gig. 2 of 9. verb (1) gigged; gigging. intransitive verb. : to work as a musician. gigged with various bands Downbeat. 3 of 9. noun (2) : gigabyte. gig. 4 of 9. noun (3) 1. a.
A gig is a live performance by someone such as a musician or a comedian. [informal] The two bands join forces for a gig at the Sheffield Arena on November 28. He supplemented his income with occasional comedy gigs. Synonyms: show, production, appearance, presentation More Synonyms of gig. 2. verb.
Gig definition: a single professional engagement of one or more performers, especially of jazz or rock musicians. See examples of GIG used in a sentence.
Definition of gig noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
Meaning of gig – Learner’s Dictionary. gig. noun [ C ] informaluk/ɡɪɡ/us. Add to word listAdd to word list. a performance of pop or rock music.
A gig is a band's musical performance or an appointment for such a performance. Your band's first gig might be playing at a high school prom. Performers of various kinds book gigs: they arrange to do a show at a specific place and time.
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gig in American English. (ɡɪɡ) (verb gigged, gigging) slang. noun. 1. a single professional engagement, usually of short duration, as of jazz or rock musicians. 2. any job, esp. one of short or uncertain duration. a teaching gig out west somewhere.
