Giss
name, noun, verb ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
- 1 plural of GIS form-of, plural
- 2 The general look of a bird.
- 1 Pronunciation spelling of guess. alt-of, pronunciation-spelling
- 1 Acronym of Goddard Institute for Space Studies. abbreviation, acronym, alt-of
"A NASA spokesperson said in a statement “employees would be placed on temporary remote work agreements while NASA seeks and evaluates options for a new space for the GISS team.”"
- 2 Alternative letter-case form of GISS. alt-of
"“Ours is not to reason why,” said Gavin Schmidt, the current Giss director who noted the lab was only recently renovated at a cost of several million dollars."
Example
More examples"A NASA spokesperson said in a statement “employees would be placed on temporary remote work agreements while NASA seeks and evaluates options for a new space for the GISS team.”"
Etymology
Variant of jizz as though originating from initialism of general impression size and shape (a popular folk etymology).
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