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lig

UK:**UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/lɪɡ/


Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
lig /lɪɡ/ Brit slang n
  1. (esp in the entertainment industry and the media) a function at which free entertainment and refreshments are available
 vb (ligs, ligging, ligged)
  1. (intransitive) to attend such a function in order to take advantage of free entertainment and refreshments; freeload
Etymology: 20th Century: origin uncertainˈligger n ˈligging n
WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2026
-lig-, root. 
    1. -lig- comes from Latin, where it has the meaning "to tie;
      bind.'' This meaning is found in such words as: ligament, ligature, obligate, oblige, religion.

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