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gigification

noun

Etymology

From gig + -ification.

  1. inherited from gigg
  2. derived from gikkr — “pert person”
  3. derived from gigue — “tall, skinny girl”
  4. inherited from gig
  5. suffixed as gigification — “gig + ification”

Definitions

  1. The process whereby stable, full-time jobs are replaced by freelance ones.

    • The Covid-19 epidemic could well prove to be a pivotal point in the gigification of knowledge work, and many firms will be attracted by the prospects of the direct and indirect cost savings that the gig economy model seems to offer.

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