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gigged

/ɡɪɡd/

gigged is the simple past and past participle of gig.

Meaning of gig

Verb (1)

gig (third-person singular simple present gigs, present participle gigging, simple past and past participle gigged)

  1. (informal, transitive) To play (a musical instrument) at a gig.
  2. (US, informal, transitive) To impose a demerit (on someone) for an infraction of a military deportment or dress code.
    • His sergeant gigged him for an unmade bunk.
  3. (informal, intransitive) To engage in a musical performance, act in a theatre production, etc.
    • The Rolling Stones were gigging around Richmond at the time.
  4. (broadly, informal, intransitive) To work at any job, especially one that is freelance or temporary, or done on an on-demand basis.

Verb (2)

gig (third-person singular simple present gigs, present participle gigging, simple past and past participle gigged)

  1. (informal, transitive) To make a joke, often condescendingly, at the expense of (someone); to make fun of.
    • His older cousin was just gigging him about being in love with that girl from school.
  2. (informal, intransitive) Sometimes followed by it: to ride in a gig (“a two-wheeled carriage drawn by a single horse”).

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Words that rhyme with gigged

Questions about gigged

What is gigged the simple past and past participle of?
Gigged is the simple past and past participle of gig.
How do you pronounce gigged?
Gigged is pronounced /ɡɪɡd/.

Words near gigged in the dictionary

  1. gigerium
  2. Gigers
  3. gigful
  4. gigfuls
  5. Gigg
  6. gigged
  7. gigger
  8. giggers
  9. gigget
  10. giggets
  11. gigging

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