Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

gizzit

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: gizzit
IPA

25

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

1

Syllables

4

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any item that is stolen, appropriated, or acquired cheaply or for free; loot; swag.

British usage; Slang

Example Sentences

"[…] spent the day chatting to people and selling Air Force 'gizzits' - pens, pencils, posters and other souvenirs - for the RAF Benevolent Fund."
"The population of stuffed toys in the gulches on Ardent's Junior Messdeck exploded during the 48 hours the ship was in Narvik. But, even if they were bought, many were soon seen off, destined to become 'gizzits' borrowed from their original […]"
"A last visit to Gibraltar for those all-important last minute gizzits (gifts) had ended up being the usual last foreign run ashore before the constraints of home and family conspired to calm the men down a little."

Etymology

Corruption of give us it. Compare gissa, gizza.

Usage

British usage
Slang

Inflected Forms

gizzits (plural)

Questions

What does gizzit mean?: Any item that is stolen, appropriated, or acquired cheaply or for free; loot; swag.
Where does gizzit come from?: Corruption of give us it. Compare gissa, gizza.

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