Gen
[dʒen] or [dʒɛn]
Definition
(noun.) informal term for information; 'give me the gen on your new line of computers'.
Inputed by Brenda--From WordNet
Examples
- We do know, however, that he arrived at a gen eralization--fantastic to most minds--that all things are water. Walter Libby. An Introduction to the History of Science.
- Tell the old gen'l'm'n not to put himself in a perspiration. Charles Dickens. The Pickwick Papers.
- Well,' said Sam, 'of all the cool boys ever I set my eyes on, this here young gen'l'm'n is the coolest. Charles Dickens. The Pickwick Papers.
- Blowed if the gen'lm'n worn't a-gettin' up on the wrong side,' whispered a grinning post-boy to the inexpressibly gratified waiter. Charles Dickens. The Pickwick Papers.
- And wery gen-teel in him so to do,' said Sam. Charles Dickens. The Pickwick Papers.
- Only his playfulness, gen'lm'n,' said the head hostler encouragingly; 'jist kitch hold on him, Villiam. Charles Dickens. The Pickwick Papers.
- The Western Union Telegraph Company secured a majority of its stock, and Gen. Frank Lewis Dyer. Edison, His Life and Inventions.
- You are not recognising an acquaintance amongst that group of jeunes gens? Charlotte Bronte. Villette.
- That whole evening was Madame on duty beside these jeunes gens--attentive to them as a mother, but strict with them as a dragon. Charlotte Bronte. Villette.
- When people stared at her, and giggled after her, she made a point of saying loudly, to Ursula: 'Regarde, regarde ces gens-la! D. H. Lawrence. Women in Love .
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