Gig or jig?

noun informalOriginally (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

verb informalTo play (a musical instrument) at a gig

noun informalClipping of gigabyte (“one billion (1,000,000,000) bytes”)

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

noun informalA small, narrow, open boat carried in a larger ship, and used for transportation between the ship and the shore, another vessel, etc

verb informalTo 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

noun informalSynonym of fishgig or fizgig (“a spear with a barb on the end of it, used for catching fish, frogs, or other small animals”)

verb informalTo spear (fish, etc.) with a gig or fizgig

noun informalAny 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

noun A light, brisk musical movement; a gigue

verb To move briskly, especially as a dance

The guests were jigging around on the dance floor

noun USdatedoffensiveslangA black person

noun radiotelephony clear-code word for the letter J

noun A lively dance in 6/8 (double jig), 9/8 (slip jig) or 12/8 (single jig) time; a tune suitable for such a dance. By extension, a lively traditional tune in any of these time signatures. Unqualified…

They danced a jig

verb To move with a skip or rhythm; to move with vibrations or jerks

noun A dance performed by one or sometimes two individual dancers, as opposed to a dance performed by a set or team

verb To fish with a jig