gen
(noun) informal term for information; “give me the gen on your new line of computers”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Gen
A Niger-Congo language of Togo.
Gen (plural Gens)
A member of the Gen Movement, a youth expression of the international Focolare Movement.
• ENG, Eng., eng, neg, neg.
gen (uncountable)
(chiefly, British, informal) information
(birdwatching) Information about the location of a bird.
(fandom) Fan fiction that does not specifically focus on romance or sex.
• (fan fiction): genfic
gen (plural gens)
Alternative letter-case form of Gen
gen (third-person singular simple present gens, present participle genning, simple past and past participle genned)
To generate using an automated process, especially a computer program.
gen (plural gens)
(slang) A generator (device that converts mechanical to electrical energy).
Synonym: genny
gen (third-person singular simple present gens, present participle genning, simple past and past participle genned)
(science fiction) To genetically engineer.
gen (plural gens)
(obsolete, UK, slang) A shilling.
gen (plural gens)
(informal) A specific version of something in a chronological sequence.
• ENG, Eng., eng, neg, neg.
GEN (plural GENs)
(taxation, US) Initialism of group exemption number.
• ENG, Eng., eng, neg, neg.
Source: Wiktionary
-gen. Etym: [(1) From Gr. -gen-, from the same root as ge`nos race, stock (see Genus). (2) From Gr. suffix -genh`s born. Cf. F. -gène.]
1. A suffix used in scientific words in the sense of producing, generating: as, amphigen, amidogen, halogen.
2. A suffix meaning produced, generated; as, exogen.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
24 March 2025
(adjective) (music) marked by or composed of disconnected parts or sounds; cut short crisply; “staccato applause”; “a staccato command”; “staccato notes”
The Boston Tea Party helped popularize coffee in America. The hefty tea tax imposed on the colonies in 1773 resulted in America switching from tea to coffee. In the lead up to the Revolutionary War, it became patriotic to sip java instead of tea. The Civil War made the drink more pervasive. Coffee helped energize tired troops, and drinking it became an expression of freedom.
