2.A joke or trick. Used chiefly in the phraseThe jig is up. 3.A typically metal fishing lure with one or more hooks, usually deployed with a jiggling motion on or near the bottom. 4.An apparatus for cleaning or separating crushed ore by agitation in water. ...
扩展意义上的“娱乐、把戏”(1590年代),主要在短语the jig is up(1777年被证明为 the jig is over)中幸存。作为方便设备或装置的通用词语,自1875年起,早期为 jigger(1726年)。其他意义似乎受到了 jog 的影响,这个音节形成了俚语词汇,如 jiggalorum “小事”(1610年代)、jigamoree “未知的东西”(1844年),...
A jig is a gig, accordion to Derrane.(Arts and Lifestyle)Gewertz, Daniel
"lively, irregular dance," 1560s, of uncertain origin. Perhaps from Middle Englishgigge"fiddle" (mid-15c.), from Old Frenchgigue"fiddle," also the name of a kind of dance. This is the source of Modern Frenchgigue, Spanishgiga, Italiangiga, which preserve the "dance" sense, and German...
Commonly confused words gig / jig Gigwith a hard "g" is a job.Jig, on the other hand, is a dance. The kind a band might do when they land agigheadlining Madison Square Garden. Continue reading... Word Family jigjigs the "jig" family...
"Still reeling from the fantastic night at the Folk Club last night with The Jigantics ... this band is making a great impression on the festival scene and goes from strength to strength!" Banbury Folk Club June 2014 "The Jigantics were brilliant. A refreshing and varied blend of uptempo...
Taking its title from a post gig exclamation by the late promotor Alan James, ‘What The Hell Was That?’ is the first of the instrumentals, surging accordion, drone and drums intercut with a percussive interlude from James before Young’s fiddle picks the momentum back up. ...
Ultimate Gig for Irish Jig Mcgurks in Soulard Is Shrine for Gaelic MusicJohn M. McGuire Of the Post-Dispatch