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gen slang (orig. Services').|dʒɛn|
[Perh. abbrev. of general in the official phrase ‘for the general information of all ranks’, or possibly from part of the words genuine or intelligence.]
Information; facts. Also attrib.
1940Michie & Graebner Their Finest Hour iv. 60 Operations room, where I got my ‘Gen’ (R.A.F. slang for information, or instructions). 1943C. H. Ward-Jackson Piece of Cake 31 Gen book, note-book kept for jotting down useful bits of information. Ibid., Genwallah, orderly room sergeant, or anyone else well-couched in..King's Regulations and Air Council Instructions [etc.]. 1944Penguin New Writing XXII. 41 My mate Tich..gives me the ‘gen’ of the last nine days. 1950M. Kennedy Feast 46 He pretends to have the gen on the visitors, but no visitor would know so much as that. 1958G. Mitchell Spotted Hemlock ix. 84 I'll get you a brochure... Last season's will give you all the gen you need. 1970Daily Tel. 10 Dec. 8/6 A vast amount of ‘gen’ is included, and this will be invaluable for settling arguments.
Hence as v. intr. (see quot. 1943); also trans., to inform (const. up); so ˌgenned-ˈup a., informed; well supplied with information or facts.
1943C. H. Ward-Jackson Piece of Cake 31 Gen-up, to, to learn quickly, to swot—prior to a trade test board or some equally binding ordeal. 1945Partridge Dict. R.A.F. Slang 29 Genned up, well supplied with information. 1958E. Hyams Taking it Easy i. i. 5 He wanted information; I had it. I was in a position to, as we said then, gen him up. I genned him up. |