Synonym of fishgig or fizgig (“a spear with a barb on the end of it, used for catching fish, frogs, or other small animals”).
A two-wheeled carriage drawn by a single horse.
Originally (music), a performing engagement by a musician or musical group; (by extension, film, television, theater) a job or role for a performer.
A demerit received for some infraction of a military deportment or dress code.
Any job, especially one that is freelance or temporary, or done on an on-demand basis.
Any unit of measurement having the SI prefix giga-.
A small, narrow, open boat carried in a larger ship, and used for transportation between the ship and the shore, another vessel, etc.
A similar rowing boat or sailboat, especially one used for racing; specifically, a six-oared sea rowing boat commonly found in Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly.
To play (a musical instrument) at a gig.
To catch or fish with a gig or fizgig.
To work at any job, especially one that is freelance or temporary, or done on an on-demand basis.
Sometimes followed by it: to ride in a gig (“a two-wheeled carriage drawn by a single horse”).
To spear (fish, etc.) with a gig or fizgig.
To engage in a musical performance, act in a theatre production, etc.
To make a joke, often condescendingly, at the expense of (someone); to make fun of.
To impose a demerit (on someone) for an infraction of a military deportment or dress code.
A true mackerel, any fish of tribe Scombrini (Scomber spp., Rastrelliger spp.)
Certain smaller edible fish, principally true mackerel and Spanish mackerel in family Scombridae, often speckled,
typically Scomber scombrus in the British isles.
Certain other similar small fish in families Carangidae, Gempylidae, and Hexagrammidae.