{"id":3214,"date":"2013-12-12T09:00:49","date_gmt":"2013-12-12T14:00:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/english\/?p=3214"},"modified":"2014-08-06T11:56:56","modified_gmt":"2014-08-06T15:56:56","slug":"the-many-meanings-of-gig","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/english\/the-many-meanings-of-gig\/","title":{"rendered":"The many meanings of \u201cgig\u201d"},"content":{"rendered":"

Have you seen or heard the word gig used before? Click here<\/a> to listen to how it pronounced.<\/p>\n

I use this word relatively frequently to talk about work, but there are a number of meanings for this word, not just about work, and I thought it would be interesting to look at all of those today.<\/p>\n

The most common way I use, and hear this word gig<\/em> used, is to describe a short-term job<\/em>. The word gig is most often used by entertainers (i.e. musicians and actors) to describe their work, as they often take jobs that only last a short time. Here is how to use the word gig with this definition.<\/p>\n

Example:
\nSorry I can\u2019t help you move this weekend, I have a gig<\/em> I have to be at.
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\n\u201cHow do you like your new job?\u201d \u201cIt\u2019s a good gig<\/em>.\u201d<\/p>\n

The word gig has a few other meanings as well, which you can see below.<\/p>\n

a) a pronged spear for catching fish<\/p>\n

\u00a0b) a type of horse drawn carriage that has 2 wheels<\/p>\n

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c) a slim, light-weigh boat that is used in rowing<\/p>\n

Here is how to use gig with these definitions.<\/p>\n

Examples:
\nA) The fisherman grabbed his gig<\/em> and threw it into the water to spear the fish.
\nB) We went for a ride in the country in an old fashion gig<\/em> drawn by horses.
\nC) The rowing team went out to practice in their new gig<\/em>.<\/p>\n

Also, you can find \u2018gig\u2019 in a few other English words that have completely different meanings, for example:<\/p>\n

whirligig<\/em> \u2013 This is an object that spins or whirls around and looks like this:<\/p>\n

gigabyte<\/em> \u2013 This is a unit of computer memory that is equal to one billion bytes.<\/p>\n

Although \u2018gig\u2019 is not a common everyday word in English, it is one that comes up every once in a while, especially when talking about jobs. Hopefully you\u2019ll get the chance to use this word sometime soon, or maybe you\u2019ll now recognize it the next time you hear it.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"\"\"

Have you seen or heard the word gig used before? Click here to listen to how it pronounced. I use this word relatively frequently to talk about work, but there are a number of meanings for this word, not just about work, and I thought it would be interesting to look at all of those…<\/p>\n

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