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Thread #16724   Message #159027
Posted By: annamill
06-Jan-00 - 12:49 PM
Thread Name: Origin of verb 'to gig?'
Subject: RE: Origin of verb 'to gig?'
The feeling I get (since we're only speculating anyway) is that it would come from the word "gigue (zh-long e g) a dance, jig". I can hear a musician saying "I have a dance to do tonight" or " I have to go to a dance tonight" using the word gigue. "I have a gigue to do tonight" or "I have to go to a gigue tonight". I don't know. That seems to make sense.

Love, annap