gig

Originally (music), a performing engagement by a musician or musical group; (by extension, film, television, theater) a job or role for a performer.

I caught one of the Rolling Stones’ first gigs in Richmond.

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

Any job, especially one that is freelance or temporary, or done on an on-demand basis.

I had this gig as a file clerk but it wasn’t my style so I left.

That guy’s got a great gig over at the bike shop. He hardly works all day.

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

I received gigs for having buttons of my uniform undone.

To play (a musical instrument) at a gig.

To impose a demerit (on someone) for an infraction of a military deportment or dress code.

His sergeant gigged him for an unmade bunk.

To engage in a musical performance, act in a theatre production, etc.

The Rolling Stones were gigging around Richmond at the time.

To work at any job, especially one that is freelance or temporary, or done on an on-demand basis.

Clipping of gigabyte (“one billion (1,000,000,000) bytes”).

This picture is almost a gig; don’t you want to resize it?

My new computer has over 500 gigs of hard drive space.

Any unit of measurement having the SI prefix giga-.