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gizzit

gizzit noun: any item that is stolen, appropriated, or acquired cheaply or for free; loot; swag.

Noun

gizzit (plural gizzits)

  1. (UK, slang) Any item that is stolen, appropriated, or acquired cheaply or for free; loot; swag.
    • […] spent the day chatting to people and selling Air Force 'gizzits' - pens, pencils, posters and other souvenirs - for the RAF Benevolent Fund.1995, John Peters, John Nichol, Neil Hanson, Team Tornado: Life on a Front-Line Squadron, page 212
    • 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 […]2001, Mark Higgitt, Through Fire and Water

Forms of gizzit

pluralgizzits

Origin of gizzit

Corruption of give us it. Compare gissa, gizza.

Questions about gizzit

What does gizzit mean?
Gizzit means any item that is stolen, appropriated, or acquired cheaply or for free; loot; swag.
What part of speech is gizzit?
Gizzit is a noun.
What is the plural of gizzit?
The plural of gizzit is gizzits.

Words near gizzit in the dictionary

  1. gizzern
  2. gizzerns
  3. Gizzi
  4. gizzing
  5. Gizzis
  6. gizzit
  7. gizzits
  8. Gièvres
  9. gj
  10. Gjakova
  11. gje

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