jist
/d͡ʒəst/
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.27 in modern English
11
Scrabble Score
4
Letters
1
Syllables
4
Unique Chars
Meaning
adv
Nonstandard spelling of just.
noun
Alternative spelling of gist.
Example Sentences
- "'Mister Muntlehiney,' said the man. 'Wot's come on him? Is he at home?' 'He is above stairs, I believe,' replied Kate, a little reassured by this inquiry. 'Do you want him?' 'No,' replied the visitor. 'I don't ezactly want him, if it's made a favour on. You can jist give him that 'ere card, and tell him if he wants to speak to ME, and save trouble, here I am; that's all.'"
- "They get all their chawing by borrowing—they say to a fellow, "I wisht you'd len' me a chaw, Jack, I jist this minute give Ben Thompson the last chaw I had"—which is a lie pretty much every time;"
- "The world 'as got me snouted jist a treat; Crool Forchin's dirty left 'as smote me soul."
- "Throth they wor tarra; jist the five months oul"."