"gissa" meaning in English

See gissa in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Contraction

Etymology: give us a Head templates: {{head|en|contraction|head=}} gissa, {{en-cont}} gissa
  1. (UK, slang, nonstandard, in imperative utterances) Give us a; give me a. Tags: UK, contraction, nonstandard, slang Synonyms: gizza
    Sense id: en-gissa-en-contraction-lE4nfXYt Categories (other): British English, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 3 entries, Pages with entries

Alternative forms

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