gigs

1. 1
   nouncolloquial

   Plural of gig.

   The promoter lined up a dozen gigs for the tour's opening month.

   Between freelance gigs, she still found time to study at night.

   Note

   One spelling covers a surprisingly mixed set of nouns. A band books gigs and a freelancer juggles them. A US cadet collects gigs as demerits for a sloppy uniform. A phone owner counts gigs of storage, short for gigabytes. All of these are informal, so the surrounding words do the sorting. The same spelling also serves as the present-tense verb, as in she gigs on weekends.

2. 2
   verbcolloquial

   Third-person singular simple present indicative of gig.

   He gigs regularly at the jazz bar on Fridays to earn extra money.

   Whenever the lead singer gigs solo, the rest of the band rehearses new material.

   Note

   Whether an object follows changes the meaning. Without one, it means performing or working short-term jobs: she gigs most weekends. With one, it can mean playing an instrument at a show (he gigs bass), handing out a US military demerit (the sergeant gigs anyone with scuffed boots), or making fun of someone. Followed by it, as in he gigs it to town, it means riding in a two-wheeled horse carriage.

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