Source etymology 1
Original entry ↗To play (a musical instrument) at a gig. · To impose a demerit (on someone) for an infraction of a military deportment or dress code. · To engage in a musical performance, act in a theatre production, etc. · To work at any job, especially one that is freelance or temporary, or done on an on-demand basis.
Originally (music), a performing engagement by a musician or musical group; (by extension, film, television, theater) a job or role for a performer. · Any job, especially one that is freelance or temporary, or done on an on-demand basis. · A demerit received for some infraction of a military deportment or dress code.
The etymology of the noun is unknown, but compare Old French gigue (“a fiddle”). The verb is derived from the noun.
Relationships mentioned by the source
These are extracted mentions, not a timeline or a verified sequence of immediate parents.
- Derivation mentiongiguefro · a fiddle
Inspect preserved source fields
Raw extraction fields are retained for auditing. Their order does not establish ancestry.
{
"templates": [
{
"name": "glossary",
"args": {
"1": "noun"
},
"expansion": "noun"
},
{
"name": "unknown",
"args": {
"1": "en",
"2": "unknown"
},
"expansion": "unknown"
},
{
"name": "der",
"args": {
"1": "en",
"2": "fro",
"3": "gigue",
"t": "a fiddle"
},
"expansion": "Old French gigue (“a fiddle”)"
},
{
"name": "sup",
"args": {
"1": "6"
},
"expansion": "⁶"
},
{
"name": "sup",
"args": {
"1": "1"
},
"expansion": "¹"
},
{
"name": "glossary",
"args": {
"1": "verb"
},
"expansion": "verb"
},
{
"name": "sup",
"args": {
"1": "7"
},
"expansion": "⁷"
},
{
"name": "sup",
"args": {
"1": "1"
},
"expansion": "¹"
}
],
"links": [
[
"gigue",
"gigue#Old_French"
]
],
"references": [],
"descendants": [],
"lexical": [
{
"pos": "verb",
"glosses": [
"To play (a musical instrument) at a gig.",
"To impose a demerit (on someone) for an infraction of a military deportment or dress code.",
"To engage in a musical performance, act in a theatre production, etc.",
"To work at any job, especially one that is freelance or temporary, or done on an on-demand basis."
],
"tags": [
"informal",
"transitive",
"US",
"intransitive",
"broadly"
],
"recordId": "48baf8a037a751e747b19b3548a57d3361c364407fa136a5b885caded9015b0b",
"rawRecordSha256": "e0fc8f14c9b144a3ca8be56d9a98add2c949da8d50ffdd75acfcb025f5693701",
"sourceRecordOrdinal": 168951
},
{
"pos": "noun",
"glosses": [
"Originally (music), a performing engagement by a musician or musical group; (by extension, film, television, theater) a job or role for a performer.",
"Any job, especially one that is freelance or temporary, or done on an on-demand basis.",
"A demerit received for some infraction of a military deportment or dress code."
],
"tags": [
"informal",
"broadly",
"US"
],
"recordId": "5f86fce9e7f9c9a35a2b6246273610f31cb857e24042d4290fa920b72d5e0771",
"rawRecordSha256": "e141af28883205ca3ff52d819e2dbd93d16f69a6657222cfd7850376b536fd16",
"sourceRecordOrdinal": 168950
}
],
"omittedAuxiliaryFields": {
"templates": 0,
"links": 0,
"references": 0,
"descendants": 0,
"lexicalRecords": 0,
"lexicalSenses": 0,
"glosses": 0
}
}