full as a gist

[mangetoute]

my sister inlaw camme out with this when we was on holiday i asked what the hell is a gist she could'nt answer,i think she's made it up ? am i right or what dose it mean

[B00]

I always thought a gist was the whole picture, for example " I get the gist of it now" meaning I understand what's happening.

[mangetoute]

no not sounding the g as a j sound it as a g as in gip

[B00]

Ahhhh, apologies then.

[jno]

er, what's a gip?

[Narolines]

As far as I know, "gip" is pronounced "jip", and means to fool or cheat someone..........

[Narolines]

It's just occurred to me - could "gist" with a hard "g" be related to "kist", which is another word for a chest, coffer or storage box?

[oldwoman]

We used to say full as a Giss or Gissy pig. Meaning you`d made a pig of yourself.

[mangetoute]

jno gip is to vomit slightly or almost be sick,when it rises up the throat and no further.

[jno]

oh, that's interesting mangetout - I know what it feels like, I regret to say, but I didn't know there was a word for it. It isn't in my dictionary so I suspect it's regional, but maybe it should be better known!

[jno]

sorry - *mangetoute*

[mangetoute]

jno,spell mangetoute with out the e if you wish it's cool,and yes it proberbly is regional i'm up here in leeds and i've heard it all my life,sufferd it quite a few times mostley after one two many,but its also like when you get heart burn that jumps into the throat.

[jno]

yes, I think that's what they call acid reflux (happens at night when you're sleeping sometimes too, without the aid of alcohol). I take pills for it because my dentist says it eats away at the back of my teeth, or what teeth I have left, if it gets as far as my mouth. Gip, I'll remember that.

[mangetoute]

dont get me started with the reflux,my god i'm sick to death of my doctor telling me "itsacid reflux" i've just been for a breath test for that stomach bug helibactor what ever,then we will see whats what.

[jno]

ooh er, mangetoute, good luck with that. I've got Zoton tablets, which seem to help.

and while I think to mention it - sorry, no idea what a gist is.

[mangetoute]

jno ,0050 this morning was you awake due to acid reflux or are you a fellow shift worker.gist is not the correct word,oldwoman suggested it was gissy as in full as a gissy pig ,to over eat stuff your face full and end up with heart burn or acid reflux as it is known in the trade.comprende.

[jno]

yup, shift worker; am trying to diet and be less like a gissy pig at the mo, though

[mangetoute]

funny how you can tell a shift worker eh,i work nights so some we/ends i'm up all hours,been trying to get some sleep this aft to turn around but failed misserably(no thats not af french sounding musical)

[jno]

I know... wouldn't be in the least surprised if the Dracula-like lifestyle makes you gip...

[mangetoute]

i feel like avampire sometimes,i don't like strong sunlight when i get up,but i would'nt mind one of those vampires from vanhellsing huba huba.well only two 1/2 shifts to go,then its nearly the w/end whoppie do.