Giss

name, noun, verb

Definitions

Proper Noun
  1. 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. 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."

Noun
  1. 1
    plural of GIS form-of, plural
  2. 2
    The general look of a bird.
Verb
  1. 1
    Pronunciation spelling of guess. alt-of, pronunciation-spelling

Etymology

Variant of jizz as though originating from initialism of general impression size and shape (a popular folk etymology).

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