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   Gig

   /ɡiɡ/

   

   noun

   • 1. a live performance by or engagement for 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"
   • ▪ use (a piece of musical equipment) at a gig: "12-string guitar, mint condition, never gigged"

   Word Origin 1920s: of unknown origin.

   Scrabble Points: 5

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