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Missa vs Gissa - What's the difference?

missa | gissa |

As a noun missa

is (music) a mass, in the sense of a composition setting several sung parts of the liturgic service (most often chosen from the ordinary parts kyrie, gloria, credo, agnus dei and/or sanctus) to music, notably when the text in latin is used (as long universally prescribed by rome).

As a contraction gissa is

(slang|nonstandard|in imperative utterances) give us a; give me a.

missa

English

Noun

  • (music) a mass, in the sense of a composition setting several sung parts of the liturgic service (most often chosen from the ordinary parts Kyrie, Gloria, Credo, Agnus Dei and/or Sanctus) to music, notably when the text in Latin is used (as long universally prescribed by Rome)

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    gissa

    English

    Alternative forms

    * gizza

    Contraction

    (en-cont)
  • (slang, nonstandard, in imperative utterances) Give us a; give me a.
  • * 1952 , Mark Lemon, Henry Mayhew, Tom Taylor, Shirley Brooks, Sir Francis Cowley Burnand, Sir Owen Seaman, Punch
    • This bloke comes up to his mate, and says "Ere," 'e says, 'gissa fag, tosh,' 'e says.
  • * 2002 , Anabel Donald, Be nice?
    • (Pacing up and down in front of the protesting ICKLES, threateningly.) C'mon, Emma, gissa hand here.
  • * 2007 , Carolyn McCrae, Walking Alone?
    • "An' you're gorgeous, here, gissa kiss."

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