1. string instrument, roughly in the form of a mandoline (c. 1120–50) (music)

2. lively and gay dance originally from the British Isles, gigue, jig (dance)

3. musical melody, to be danced in the way of a gigue (music)

4. long leg, tall and skinny girl, haunch of some animals especially venison (19th century) (informal)

5. disorderly way of dancing (danser la gigue), twerk of the hips (gigue des fesses; early 20th century) (colloquial)

6. a small boat, gig

7. jitter (telecommunications)