gissa

English

Etymology

give us a

Contraction

gissa

  1. (slang, nonstandard, in imperative utterances) Give us a; give me a.
    • 1952, Mark Lemon, Henry Mayhew, Tom Taylor, Shirley Brooks, Sir Francis Cowley Burnand, Sir Owen Seaman, Punch
      This bloke comes up to his mate, and says "Ere," 'e says, 'gissa fag, tosh,' 'e says.
    • 2002, Anabel Donald, Be nice‎
      (Pacing up and down in front of the protesting ICKLES, threateningly.) C'mon, Emma, gissa hand here.
    • 2007, Carolyn McCrae, Walking Alone‎
      "An' you're gorgeous, here, gissa kiss."

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Verb

gissa

  1. guess (to reach an unqualified conclusion)

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Last modified on 6 October 2012, at 15:12