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Hist vs Jist - What's the difference?

hist | jist |

As nouns the difference between hist and jist

is that hist is (dated) an instance of an exclamation attracting attention or injunction to be silent while jist is (rare).

As an interjection hist

is (dated).

As an abbreviation hist

is history.

As a verb hist

is (us).

As an adverb jist is

(nonstandard) alternative form of just.

hist

English

Abbreviation

(Abbreviation) (head)
  • History (in journal titles such as "J Hist Neurosci" - "Journal of the History of Neuroscience")

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    jist

    English

    Adverb

    (head)
  • (nonstandard) alternative form of just
  • *1838 , -Charles Dickens:
  • *:'Mister Muntlehiney,' said the man. 'Wot's come on him? Is he at home?'
  • *:'He is above stairs, I believe,' replied Kate, a little reassured by this inquiry. 'Do you want him?'
  • *:'No,' replied the visitor. 'I don't ezactly want him, if it's made a favour on. You can jist give him that 'ere card, and tell him if he wants to speak to ME, and save trouble, here I am; that's all.'
  • *1884 , -Mark Twain:
  • *:They get all their chawing by borrowing; they say to a fellow, "I wisht you'd len' me a chaw, Jack, I jist this minute give Ben Thompson the last chaw I had"—which is a lie pretty much everytime;

    • Noun

    (en noun)
  • (rare)

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