genn.¹

Brit.

/dʒɛn/, U.S.

/dʒɛn/

Etymology: Perhaps abbreviation of general in the official phrase ‘for the general information of all ranks’, or possibly from part of the words genuine or intelligence.

slang (originally Services' slang).

Information; facts. Also attributive. Hence as v. intransitive (see quot. 1943³); also transitive, to inform (const. up).

ΘΚΠ

society > communication > information > [noun]

kithc900

avaymentc1315

learningc1386

information1390

knowledgea1398

witteringa1400

witting1417

advicec1425

hearinga1450

understanding1473

intelligence?a1475

intellectionc1475

wit1487

instructiona1535

myance1552

fact1566

aviso1589

facts and figures1727

tell1823

message1828

renseignement1841

khubber1878

dope1901

lowdown1905

info1907

poop1911

oil1915

score1938

gen1940

intel1961

scam1964

society > education > learning > study > [verb (intransitive)] > cram

cram1810

gen1940

1940 A. A. Michie & W. Graebner Their Finest Hour iv. 60 Operations room, where I got my ‘Gen’ (R.A.F. slang for information, or instructions).

1943 C. H. Ward-Jackson It's a Piece of Cake 31 Gen book, note-book kept for jotting down useful bits of information.

1943 C. H. Ward-Jackson It's a Piece of Cake 31 Genwallah, orderly room sergeant, or anyone else well-couched in..King's Regulations and Air Council Instructions [etc.].

1943 C. H. Ward-Jackson It's a Piece of Cake 31 Gen-up, to, to learn quickly, to swot—prior to a trade test board or some equally binding ordeal.

1944 A. Weir in Penguin New Writing 22 41 My mate Tich..gives me the ‘gen’ of the last nine days.

1950 M. Kennedy Feast 46 He pretends to have the gen on the visitors, but no visitor would know so much as that.

1958 G. Mitchell Spotted Hemlock ix. 84 I'll get you a brochure... Last season's will give you all the gen you need.

1958 E. Hyams Taking it Easy i. i. 5 He wanted information; I had it. I was in a position to, as we said then, gen him up. I genned him up.

1970 Daily Tel. 10 Dec. 8/6 A vast amount of ‘gen’ is included, and this will be invaluable for settling arguments.

Derivatives

ˌgenned-ˈup adj. informed; well supplied with information or facts.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > knowledge, what is known > [adjective] > knowledgeable, well-informed

knowinga1398

well-knowingc1425

scientc1475

advertised1481

well-informeda1500

scientive1575

callent1656

fly1811

knowledgeable1825

factful1853

dungeonable1855

knowful1855

woke up1871

in the know1883

to be jerry1908

hipped1920

wised-up1926

clueful1943

genned-up1945

clued (up)1948

1945 E. Partridge Dict. R.A.F. Slang 29 Genned up, well supplied with information.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1972; most recently modified version published online June 2022).

genn.²

Brit.

/dʒɛn/, U.S.

/dʒɛn/

Origin: Formed within English, by clipping or shortening. Etymon: generation n.

Etymology: Shortened < generation n.

1. Usually with capital initial. Generation; spec. as the first (or occasionally second) element in compounds referring to demographic groups regarded as having shared attitudes, values, or experiences. Cf. generation n. 3.From the 1990s onwards chiefly used in Gen X n., Gen Y n., Gen Z n., and derived words: see the main entries for more information.

ΚΠ

1949 J. Kerouac Let. 24 June in Sel. Lett. 1940–56 (1995) 200 I should like to see you invent a potpourri..painting a large impassioned portrait like Dickens, only about the crazy generation. Because this is the Crazy Gen.

1989 USA Today (Nexis) 15 June 3 d Next Gen [i.e. Star Trek: The Next Generation], as Trekkies call it, ‘has brought in a whole lot of new blood to the conventions’.

1994 Independent on Sunday 12 June 23/1 The ‘baby boomers’ had it good, but ‘Gen X’ were left watching Beavis and Butthead cartoons, smoking dope and listening to grunge and old 70s records.

2002 Amer. Speech 77 103 Generation Net, Gen N, people born after 1982.

2007 N.Y. Times (National ed.) 17 June iii. 5/1 A group that some major credit card companies and banks are calling Gen P, or Generation Plastic..are increasingly using debit or credit cards.

2. As the second element in adjectival compounds denoting a stage in the development of a product, process, or technology, as in first-gen, last-gen, next-gen, etc. Cf. generation n. 4c.With next-gen, cf. next-generation adj. (b) at next adj., adv., and n. Compounds 3.

ΚΠ

1983 Jacksonville (Illinois) Jrnl. Courier (Sunday ed.) 14 Aug. 23/2 The ‘first-gen’ devices using this technique appeared in Vietnam as the Starlight Scope.

1995 Fusion Sept. 92/1 Hot sports sims have been rare on the next-gen console systems.

2001 Games Master Mar. 34/4 Sadly, the state of PSone games nowadays means that this is one of the more interesting titles that's coming out for Sony's ‘last-gen’ machine.

2018 Vancouver Province (Nexis) 18 Oct. a49 As GM begins to launch next-gen full-sized pickup trucks, dealers are focusing on clearing out current-gen models.

This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, December 2021).

单词	gen
释义	genn.¹ Brit. /dʒɛn/, U.S. /dʒɛn/ Etymology: Perhaps abbreviation of general in the official phrase ‘for the general information of all ranks’, or possibly from part of the words genuine or intelligence. slang (originally Services' slang). Information; facts. Also attributive. Hence as v. intransitive (see quot. 1943³); also transitive, to inform (const. up). ΘΚΠ society > communication > information > [noun] kithc900 avaymentc1315 learningc1386 information1390 knowledgea1398 witteringa1400 witting1417 advicec1425 hearinga1450 understanding1473 intelligence?a1475 intellectionc1475 wit1487 instructiona1535 myance1552 fact1566 aviso1589 facts and figures1727 tell1823 message1828 renseignement1841 khubber1878 dope1901 lowdown1905 info1907 poop1911 oil1915 score1938 gen1940 intel1961 scam1964 society > education > learning > study > [verb (intransitive)] > cram cram1810 gen1940 1940 A. A. Michie & W. Graebner Their Finest Hour iv. 60 Operations room, where I got my ‘Gen’ (R.A.F. slang for information, or instructions). 1943 C. H. Ward-Jackson It's a Piece of Cake 31 Gen book, note-book kept for jotting down useful bits of information. 1943 C. H. Ward-Jackson It's a Piece of Cake 31 Genwallah, orderly room sergeant, or anyone else well-couched in..King's Regulations and Air Council Instructions [etc.]. 1943 C. H. Ward-Jackson It's a Piece of Cake 31 Gen-up, to, to learn quickly, to swot—prior to a trade test board or some equally binding ordeal. 1944 A. Weir in Penguin New Writing 22 41 My mate Tich..gives me the ‘gen’ of the last nine days. 1950 M. Kennedy Feast 46 He pretends to have the gen on the visitors, but no visitor would know so much as that. 1958 G. Mitchell Spotted Hemlock ix. 84 I'll get you a brochure... Last season's will give you all the gen you need. 1958 E. Hyams Taking it Easy i. i. 5 He wanted information; I had it. I was in a position to, as we said then, gen him up. I genned him up. 1970 Daily Tel. 10 Dec. 8/6 A vast amount of ‘gen’ is included, and this will be invaluable for settling arguments. Derivatives ˌgenned-ˈup adj. informed; well supplied with information or facts. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > knowledge, what is known > [adjective] > knowledgeable, well-informed knowinga1398 well-knowingc1425 scientc1475 advertised1481 well-informeda1500 scientive1575 callent1656 fly1811 knowledgeable1825 factful1853 dungeonable1855 knowful1855 woke up1871 in the know1883 to be jerry1908 hipped1920 wised-up1926 clueful1943 genned-up1945 clued (up)1948 1945 E. Partridge Dict. R.A.F. Slang 29 Genned up, well supplied with information. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1972; most recently modified version published online June 2022). genn.² Brit. /dʒɛn/, U.S. /dʒɛn/ Origin: Formed within English, by clipping or shortening. Etymon: generation n. Etymology: Shortened < generation n. 1. Usually with capital initial. Generation; spec. as the first (or occasionally second) element in compounds referring to demographic groups regarded as having shared attitudes, values, or experiences. Cf. generation n. 3.From the 1990s onwards chiefly used in Gen X n., Gen Y n., Gen Z n., and derived words: see the main entries for more information. ΚΠ 1949 J. Kerouac Let. 24 June in Sel. Lett. 1940–56 (1995) 200 I should like to see you invent a potpourri..painting a large impassioned portrait like Dickens, only about the crazy generation. Because this is the Crazy Gen. 1989 USA Today (Nexis) 15 June 3 d Next Gen [i.e. Star Trek: The Next Generation], as Trekkies call it, ‘has brought in a whole lot of new blood to the conventions’. 1994 Independent on Sunday 12 June 23/1 The ‘baby boomers’ had it good, but ‘Gen X’ were left watching Beavis and Butthead cartoons, smoking dope and listening to grunge and old 70s records. 2002 Amer. Speech 77 103 Generation Net, Gen N, people born after 1982. 2007 N.Y. Times (National ed.) 17 June iii. 5/1 A group that some major credit card companies and banks are calling Gen P, or Generation Plastic..are increasingly using debit or credit cards. 2. As the second element in adjectival compounds denoting a stage in the development of a product, process, or technology, as in first-gen, last-gen, next-gen, etc. Cf. generation n. 4c.With next-gen, cf. next-generation adj. (b) at next adj., adv., and n. Compounds 3. ΚΠ 1983 Jacksonville (Illinois) Jrnl. Courier (Sunday ed.) 14 Aug. 23/2 The ‘first-gen’ devices using this technique appeared in Vietnam as the Starlight Scope. 1995 Fusion Sept. 92/1 Hot sports sims have been rare on the next-gen console systems. 2001 Games Master Mar. 34/4 Sadly, the state of PSone games nowadays means that this is one of the more interesting titles that's coming out for Sony's ‘last-gen’ machine. 2018 Vancouver Province (Nexis) 18 Oct. a49 As GM begins to launch next-gen full-sized pickup trucks, dealers are focusing on clearing out current-gen models. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, December 2021). > see also also refers to : -gencomb. form < n.¹1940n.²1949 see also
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