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Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: lig /lɪɡ/ Brit slang n - (esp in the entertainment industry and the media) a function at which free entertainment and refreshments are available
vb (ligs, ligging, ligged)- (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 -lig-, root. - -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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