gig

(Angielski)

Noun

1. (informal) Originally (music), a performing engagement by a musician or musical group; (by extension, film, television, theater) a job or role for a performer.
2. (broadly, informal) Any job, especially one that is freelance or temporary, or done on an on-demand basis.
3. (US, informal) A demerit received for some infraction of a military deportment or dress code.

Verb

1. (informal, transitive) To play (a musical instrument) at a gig.
2. (US, informal, transitive) To impose a demerit (on someone) for an infraction of a military deportment or dress code.
3. (informal, intransitive) To engage in a musical performance, act in a theatre production, etc.
4. (broadly, informal, intransitive) To work at any job, especially one that is freelance or temporary, or done on an on-demand basis.

Verb

1. (informal, transitive) To make a joke, often condescendingly, at the expense of (someone); to make fun of.
2. (informal, intransitive) Sometimes followed by it: to ride in a gig (“a two-wheeled carriage drawn by a single horse”).

Verb

1. (informal, transitive) To spear (fish, etc.) with a gig or fizgig.
2. (informal, intransitive) To catch or fish with a gig or fizgig.

Wymawiane jako (IPA)

/ɡɪɡ/

Etymologia (Angielski)

Dziedziczone z średnioangielski: gigg

Pokrewny z duński: gig

Pokrewny z norweski: giga

In summary

The etymology of the noun is unknown, but compare Old French gigue (“a fiddle”). The verb is derived from the noun.

Koncepcje

gig

koncert

dwukółka

bąk

występ

giga

Synonimy

fizgig

boat

⛵

fishgig

spear

two-wheeled cart

dinghy

lance

chaise

trident

🔱

trap

🪤

yawl

buggy

cabriolet

job

kibble

pinnace

rowboat

🚣

shallop

skiff

stage-coach

teetotum

tender

top

🔝

whirligig

yawn

ship’s boat

temporary job

leister

whirlgig

rotating body

canoe

🛶

carriage

cart

concert

cutter

dray

fish-fork

gaff

gondola

growler

harpoon

heist

Tłumaczenia

calesse

lancia

show

calesa

spettacolo

canotto

actuación

concert

barca

⛵

embarcation

⛵

bateau

arpione

barque

concerto

canot

Zdania

They are directed by Wayne Lackman of Gig Harbor , Washington .