gig

¹gig

noun \ˈgig\

Definition of GIG

1

: something that whirls or is whirled: as a obsolete : top, whirligig b : a 3-digit selection in a numbers game

2

: a person of odd or grotesque appearance

3

a : a long light ship's boat b : a rowboat designed for speed rather than for work

4

: a light 2-wheeled one-horse carriage

Origin of GIG

Middle English -gyge (in whyrlegyge whirligig), of unknown origin

First Known Use: 1570

Other Game Terms

bezique, carom, convention, crap, euchre, gambit, monte, parlay, tierce

Rhymes with GIG

big, brig, cig, dig, fig, grig, jig, pig, prig, rig, sprig, swig, trig, twig, vig, Whig, wig, zig