Word Finder - gig

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A performing engagement by a musical group; or, generally, any job or role, especially for a musician or performer.

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Hey, when are we gonna get that hotel gig again?

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(by extension) Any job; especially one that is temporary; or alternately, one that is very desirable.

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Hey, that guy's got a great gig over at the bike shop. He hardly works all day

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A forked spear for catching fish, frogs, or other small animals.

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A two-wheeled horse-drawn carriage.

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(South England) A six-oared sea rowing boat commonly found in Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly.

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An open boat used to transport the captain of a ship, the captain's gig.

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A demerit received for some infraction of military dress or deportment codes.

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I received gigs for having buttons undone.

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To fish or catch with a gig, or fish spear.

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To engage in musical performances.

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The Stones were gigging around Richmond at the time

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To make fun of; to make a joke at someone's expense, often condescending.

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His older cousin was just gigging him about being in love with that girl from school.

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To impose a demerit for an infraction of a dress or deportment code.

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His sergeant gigged him for an unmade bunk.

Preferably in mid January when it's hot and all musicians must have a surf before the gig, followed by a beach BBQ.

Good gig, tho I have to say I thought the billy at Manchester were a little more up for it.

I would bet the fifty quid I'd get for this gig that the cloak would be green.

In all these cases the sound represented was a hard G (as in gig).

Were you roundly booed in Stoke during the first comeback gig - why?

Haven't been to a gig in a place this small for many a year, even makes the Barfly in Cardiff seem cavernous!

There's a slim chance of a gig in London at the end of May... .

I also smile when I see Mike the managers face after a gig cos he's really proud of them all.

All the way from Peterborough for their only Scottish gig, Jan & Neil were our second debutantes of the evening.

So if you're not decanting to live in a field for the weekend, this looks the gig in town to go to.

No special guests IE dido, Zoe & Jaime etc. Gig was to short.

And there's an all-too-rare gig by the rather fab Booster Atlas on Friday 25th August.

Tonight the audience faced a dilemma; attend the gig or watch the series finale of The OC on E4.

Bonn gig has more interaction with the audience and showed Stuart to be the best frontman a band could have.

So have a wee gander at their website, sample some of their tracks and grab some tickets to their next gig.

I saw Ray Charles at the Zenith and met the Stereophonics after a gig at an intimate venue in the rive gauche.

They phoned on Saturday to cancel for tonight's gig, " he spits.

Promoters say there is not plan to reschedule the gig and ticket holders should seek a refund.

I like the song " Yesterday ", we did an upbeat cover version of it at an acoustic gig during the Fringe.

An intimate gig, which was all about enjoyment.

You can find out about my live gigs in the gig guide.

What was the bands most memorable gig to date?

Anticipation for this homecoming gig was high, with tickets selling out in less than an hour.

So I asked the audience at the warm-up gig, ' is it OK to do this subject?

The Well was rammed by gig goers eager to see what Wrath had to offer.

Feedback is very much a warm-up gig, hence this is where all the technical gremlins sneak in.

Formed some 6 weeks after meeting The heartbreakers and finding they needed a support band for an upcoming gig.

Everyone needs to show ID to buy beer at a gig, even aging hipsters like myself.

Nice gig, will be going back soon now I'm back from me summer hols... .

For Sale imogen heap gig tickets A pair of tickets for the Imogen heap gig tickets A pair of tickets for the Imogen Heap gig at the Junction this Sunday night £ 10 each!

Tonight's show â incidentally their biggest UK headline gig to date â is a particularly incendiary affair.

Anyway, enough background info & on to tonight's gig.

Dan's normal gig is touring Europe with jump jive band King Pleasure and the Cookie Boys.

The band played their first gig supporting the libertines in December 2002.

A Buju Banton gig was canceled last year due to his homophobic lyrics.

All in all this is an excellent album with some fine music, and a great momento of the gig for those who attended.

Roger Sanchez at city nightclub Edinburgh What was your first ever gig?

Just wanted to say sorry for probably seeming like a total nutter leaning over the stage at the gig.

Not for days to come either, for first of all there was the terrible ordeal of the Geneva gig to get through.

It's not hard then, to find yourself completely overawed at a Michael Sheehy gig.

He must have meant it, as he was dressed in an ankle length overcoat which he kept on for the whole gig.

But if I was heading for a gig, wasnât I a little overdressed?

You were the world's first solo percussionist, did your first gig seem weird?

It's an Irish pub that really is just a gig venue.

The first episode with Christopher Eccleston as the doctor will be aired while I'm at the boxer rebellion gig in Dundee.

The strangest thing about the gig is that music really does seem to take second fiddle to comedy.

Gig Bags A range of attractive thickly padded bags which are crammed with features; from numerous pockets to comfortable shoulder straps.

Generally thought to be a superb gig, the audience were noted to have burst into totally spontaneous mid-song applause more than once!

The gig was lowered and manned by Flynn and Jem, the skipper himself taking the tiller, and off they went in pursuit.

Her recording band also features trumpeter Dave Priseman, but he was unable to make the Ipswich gig through illness.