"light, two-wheeled carriage, usually drawn by one horse" (1791), also "small boat," 1790, perhaps, on notion of bouncing, from Middle English ghyg "spinning top" (in whyrlegyg, mid-15c.), also "giddy girl" (early 13c., also giglet), from Old Norse geiga "turn sideways," or Danish gig "spinning top." Similar to words in continental Germanic for "fiddle" (such as German Geige); the connecting sense might be "rapid or whirling motion."
gig (n.2)
"job," originally in the argot of jazz musicians, attested from 1915 but said to have been in use c. 1905; of uncertain origin. As a verb, by 1939. Among the earlier meanings of gig was "combination of numbers in betting games" (1847). Related: Gigged; gigging.
例文
1. I am organising a benefit gig in Bristol to raise these funds.
ブリストルでチャリティーショーを組織して資金を集めます。
2.to do a gig
ポップスライブ
3.The gig is a sell-out.
今回の演奏会は満席だった。
4. In 1999, DOD put forward a tentative plan of building global information grid ( GIG ).