English

Alternative forms

• gizza

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."

Anagrams

• assig

Swedish

Etymology

From Old Norse *gitsa, *getsa.

Pronunciation

Verb

gissa ‎(present gissar, preterite gissade, supine gissat, imperative gissa)

1. to guess (to reach an unqualified conclusion)

Conjugation

Related terms

• gissning