It is derived from a definition once given in a court of justice by a witness who, having described a person as respectable, was asked by the judge in the case what he meant by the word; "one that keeps a gig," was the answer.
Este derivat e la o definiție dată de un martor într-un tribunal, care, după ce a spus despre o persoană e respectabilă, a fost întrebat de judecător ce înțelege prin acel cuvânt; răspunsul martorului a fost : „one that keeps a gig”.