Where did the name "GIG" come from ?? in the entertainment industry?

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Where did the name "GIG" come from ?? in the entertainment industry?

2007-02-01 21:15:24 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous in Entertainment & Music ➔ Music

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http://www.wordorigins.org/Words/LetterG/gig.html

2007-02-01 21:25:55 · answer #1 · answered by º°♥MeLiSsA♥°º 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋

gig2
/gig/ informal

• noun a live performance by a musician or other performer.

• verb (gigged, gigging) perform a gig or gigs.

— ORIGIN of unknown origin.

2007-02-01 21:19:31 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋

i think i was told it had something to do with the band stand s being set up more than anything so im guess ing it had to do with getting a a rig set up???

2007-02-01 21:39:12 · answer #3 · answered by devilsential 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋