gizzit
English edit
Etymology edit
Corruption of give us it. Compare gissa, gizza.
Noun edit
gizzit (plural gizzits)
- (UK, military, slang) Any item that is stolen, appropriated, or acquired cheaply or for free; loot; swag.
- 1995, John Peters, John Nichol, Neil Hanson, Team Tornado: Life on a Front-Line Squadron, page 212:
- […] spent the day chatting to people and selling Air Force 'gizzits' - pens, pencils, posters and other souvenirs - for the RAF Benevolent Fund.
- 2001, Mark Higgitt, Through Fire and Water:
- 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 […]
- 2015, Steve Carter, 100 Days, page 8:
- 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.