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Meaning of jist | Babel Free

Adverb CEFR B1
/d͡ʒəst/

Definitions

Nonstandard spelling of just.

alt-of, nonstandard

Examples

“'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.'”
“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 every time;”
“The world 'as got me snouted jist a treat; Crool Forchin's dirty left 'as smote me soul.”
“Throth they wor tarra; jist the five months oul".”

CEFR level

B1
Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.

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