(British slang) inside
information.
(British
slang) inside
information; low-down.
(British
slang) inside
information; lowdown.
news; detailed
information. See also genned in in this glossary.
(slang) inside
information; lowdown. From military
service slang, especially the British
Royal Air Force; it is
short for either "
general information" or "genuine."
news; detailed
information. The
term comes from military
service slang, especially the British
Royal Air Force; it is
short for either "
general information" or "genuine." You
read it with what
glee, saying "Now I have the total gen on this," and find out that it was a
WS56 that the directions were for, only you'
ve got a
WD56, slight difference of total
purpose.
- Education Point of Agreement (30 Oct. 56) news; detailed
information. The
term comes from military
service slang, especially the British
Royal Air Force; it is
short for either "
general information" or "genuine." You'
ve probably heard something of this, but I'
ve just been getting it
hot and heavy over the
lines because I was working out to find out where
Quentin could go to
school and what he had to do to figure out some various things, so of
course, typically me, I just
got in
touch with everybody on this
subject and
got the gen down.
-A Review of Study (22 Sept. 64) n. the correct or
complete information, facts or know-how about something. The
term is chiefly British and comes from military
slang, especially the
Royal Air Force, and refers to the real
data one
needs to have on a
subject. Its exact
origin is unknown, but it is
thought to be an abbreviation of either
general as used in the
phrase "for the
general information of all
ranks," meaning the
key information that all
ranks need to be briefed on; or from part of the words genuine or
intelligence. It is often used with in or up meaning to provide (someone) with significant or authentic
information or to get or be well-informed.
(British
slang)
general information.
(British
slang) inside
information; low-down. Give him the gen.
-Principles of Auditing (5 Sept. 61) (British
slang) inside
information; lowdown. You think, "Well, if it gets too
rough and you get too confused, why,
maybe he will pick up my
despatch and so forth and give me the gen."
- Psychosomatic Its Meaning in Scientology (30 July 64) (slang) inside
information; lowdown. From military
service slang, especially the British
Royal Air Force; it is
short for either "
general information" or "genuine." And that was because the person wouldn't give anybody any gen and because the person had the
organization in peril because of his own
actual crimes. iWhy People
Don't Like You (2
Jan. 60)
(slang) inside
information; lowdown. From military
service slang, especially the British
Royal Air Force; it is
short for either "
general information" or "genuine." And that was because the person wouldn't give anybody any gen and because the person had the
organization in peril because of his own
actual crimes. ?Why People
Don't Like You (2
Jan. 60)