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Definition of gig
gig 
noun
- any job. Derived from the musical industry sense.
Hey, did you hear? Mark's got a new gig.
Citation from "The Best Christmas Story Never Told", American Dad! (TV), Season 2 Episode 9 (2006) blacked out to resolve Google's penalty against this site.- See more words with the same meaning: a job.
Last edited on Mar 03 2013. Submitted by Kevin Casini from College Park, MD, USA on Apr 13 1998.
- a playing engagement for a musical artist or band.
Alright guys, let's practice for our gig next week.
Citation from "article title", CBC News, Feb 28 2011 blacked out to resolve Google's penalty against this site.- See more words with the same meaning: a job.
- See more words with the same meaning: music (related to).
Last edited on Mar 01 2011. Submitted by Kevin Casini from College Park, MD, USA on Apr 13 1998.
- Look at that
Hey! Have a gig at that,now.Last edited on Jan 24 2012. Submitted by John Kitus from Boise, ID, USA on Jan 24 2012.
- a short-term job.
Last edited on Jul 28 2012. Submitted by Anonymous on May 04 2012.
- a gigabyte.
My new computer has 16 gigs of RAM.
- See more words with the same meaning: computer slang.
Last edited on Jul 28 2012. Submitted by Walter Rader (Editor) from Sacramento, CA, USA on Jul 28 2012.
verb
- to dance.
Everyone was giggin' at Laquita's party.
- See more words with the same meaning: to dance.
Last edited on Aug 26 1997. Submitted by Jay Wofford from CA, USA on Aug 26 1997.
- to party, go to bars or clubs. Also go gigging.
I'm bored. Let's go gigging tonight.
- See more words with the same meaning: to party, have fun.
Last edited on Apr 18 1998. Submitted by Eric Martin on Apr 18 1998.
- to be under the influence of Ecstasy (MDMA).
- See more words with the same meaning: under the influence of drugs.
Last edited on May 14 2011. Submitted by Thizz on Mar 23 2007.
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| Definitions include: profession. | |
| Definitions include: See nine to five. | |
| Definitions include: a job. | |
Other terms relating to 'computer slang': | |
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| Definitions include: acronym for "what's on your mind". | |
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| Definitions include: acronym for "rolling on floor laughing my ass off". | |
| Definitions include: to transform data in an irreversible way. | |
| Definitions include: aggravation. | |
| Definitions include: software that has had features disabled to entice people to upgrade to a for-pay or more expensive version. | |
| Definitions include: to work on a pre-existing problem, program, or piece of source code. | |
| Definitions include: To accidentally press an adjacent button, e.g. while typing on a keyboard or entering a phone number. | |
| Definitions include: "elite." | |
| Definitions include: a cable connector device with either two male or two female connectors on it, used to connect mismatched cables. | |
| Definitions include: acronym for "on my way". | |
| Definitions include: acronym for "none of your business." | |
| Definitions include: to use one or more kludges (as described in the noun sense) to solve a problem. | |
Other terms relating to 'music (related to)': | |
| Definitions include: old-fashioned. | |
| Definitions include: to be great, exciting, or fun. | |
| Definitions include: to perform aggressive fellatio. | |
| Definitions include: a form of dance/mime in which a person mimes playing a guitar while music is playing. | |
| Definitions include: admission paid to get into a bar, dance club, etc. | |
| Definitions include: to pretend to be someone else. | |
| Definitions include: to perform music enthusiastically. | |
| Definitions include: to perform music enthusiastically. | |
| Definitions include: a musical phrase. | |
| Definitions include: a genre of music that, among other characteristics, is emotional and melodramatic. | |
| Definitions include: a pop group whose members are young men. | |
| Definitions include: a fan of the British-Irish boy band One Direction. | |
| Definitions include: a song. | |
| Definitions include: the frequency a song is broadcast. | |
| Definitions include: a girl with no class, style or dignity. | |
Other terms relating to 'to dance': | |
| Definitions include: dancing. | |
| Definitions include: a person who is strange or different. | |
| Definitions include: to leave, to do something. | |
| Definitions include: to do something well in one's own way or in a unique manner, usually involving members of the opposite sex. | |
| Definitions include: extremely fun; exciting; wild. | |
| Definitions include: to dance very close to. | |
| Definitions include: to perform aggressive fellatio. | |
| Definitions include: to leave a place to go somewhere else. | |
| Definitions include: to dance. | |
| Definitions include: a dirty or promiscuous female. | |
| Definitions include: to "dance" in a particular style that involves thrashing around and running into people. | |
| Definitions include: to leave | |
| Definitions include: to have fun dancing. | |
| Definitions include: to dance. | |
| Definitions include: to dance. | |
Other terms relating to 'to party, have fun': | |
| Definitions include: having a night out and about. | |
| Definitions include: a fun activity or occasion. | |
| Definitions include: fun. | |
| Definitions include: to fight. | |
| Definitions include: when you do not care about something. | |
| Definitions include: to have fun, act crazy with a group of friends. Note: also pronounced as "wilin'". | |
| Definitions include: abbreviated form of "shits and giggles". | |
| Definitions include: to vomit ("boot") due to over-consumption of alcohol, and then continue partying ("rally.") | |
| Definitions include: to party. | |
| Definitions include: to go out and have fun. | |
| Definitions include: See shits and giggles. | |
Other terms relating to 'under the influence of drugs': | |
| Definitions include: Lit up refers to the man lighting up his lights on a squad car, he lit them up. | |
| Definitions include: under the influence of marijuana; "stoned". | |
| Definitions include: extremely intoxicated. | |
| Definitions include: extremely inebriated. | |
| Definitions include: under the influence of drugs | |
| Definitions include: aggressive behavior caused by excessive steroid use. | |
| Definitions include: Used to describe the way someone looks when high on Ecstasy (MDMA). | |
| Definitions include: adj. very high, generally from marijuana, sometimes said 'krunked up'. | |
| Definitions include: extremely intoxicated. | |
| Definitions include: under the influence of drugs. | |
| Definitions include: greatly under the influence of alcohol or drugs. | |
| Definitions include: Off your head on drugs, particularly used in relation to Ecstasy (MDMA). | |
| Definitions include: describing someone who has smoked so much weed they are slow, dumb, or act like they are high when they aren't (but not a faker). | |
| Definitions include: to be under the influence of both marijuana and alcohol. | |
| Definitions include: to be incredibly high from smoking marijuana. | |
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Other terms relating to 'gig': | |
| Definitions include: shortened form of "for shits and giggles". | |
| Definitions include: An insult and/or complement to a black person, place or thing that enjoys acting white. | |
| Definitions include: Used to describe the one's inability to function normally in a social situation surrounding a musical or stage performance due to preoccupation with the performance itself. | |
| Definitions include: To party, go to bars or clubs. | |
| Definitions include: abbreviated form of "shits and giggles". | |
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