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moiflan | 23:25 Mon 04th Jun 2012 | Phrases & Sayings
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Has anyone else heard of "gen"or "jen" as in "give me the gen"(news/gossip) or where the saying derived from?
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yes, frequently when I was working
23:28 Mon 04th Jun 2012
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It is short for GENeral information
23:31 Mon 04th Jun 2012
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Chambers has 'gen' as a slang term for 'general information'
23:31 Mon 04th Jun 2012
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Thought it may be that,thanks for confirming.
23:34 Mon 04th Jun 2012
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Its earliest recorded use was in an RAF situation in 1940...ie Battle of Britain time. The Oxford English Dictionary also suggests that, apart from 'GENeral', there may be a connection with 'GENuine' or 'intelliGENce' as regards the information concerned.
08:51 Tue 05th Jun 2012
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it's used quite often in cryptic crosswords
08:53 Tue 05th Jun 2012
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Duff Gen is False information.
16:19 Tue 05th Jun 2012
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Very common phrase in Glasgow
07:35 Wed 06th Jun 2012

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