Gip

[Old Boy]

Hi All,

At present I have a bad knee (probably needs replacing but never mind) Today whilst we were out I was limping and my wife said "Is your knee still giving you gip".

I have not heard that expression for years but it was very common when I was a lad. If something was hurting it was giving you gip.

Old Boy

 

[G G Jean]

Old boy my husband uses it frequently but I wonder where it originated? but I'm sure some kind soul out ther would know. Jean.

 

[Alf]

Wonder why they used gip. This is the only meaning I can find although my family used it.

https://www.thefreedictionary.com/gip

 

[mw0njm.]

have you tried it's giving me jip

 

[Alf]

Yes I've given it Jip and that's different altogether Also

Gip, Gyp or Gippy is also an informal verb meaning "to leave" or "to betray". It is used in parts of Ireland and the American South.

 

[Patty]

perhaps the IP stands for in pain, know think of something for th G or J, I think it is J

 

[Dave89]

perhaps the IP stands for in pain, know think of something for th G or J, I think it is J

Hi Patty,

I wonder if it comes from the same source as 'Gippy tummy' for a stomach
upset in which case the 'Gippy' comes from Egypt, where such things were experienced by visitors not used to hot climates.

Kind regards

Dave

 

[JohnO]

Yes I've given it Jip and that's different altogether Also

Gip, Gyp or Gippy is also an informal verb meaning "to leave" or "to betray". It is used in parts of Ireland and the American South.

Yes, I always knew it as 'gyp' - but I only ever heard it used in Brum, never in the Black Country. Perhaps it is because Birmingham absorbed more Irish immigrants?

 

[pollypops]

I have always used that word - don't know how it's spelt but I pronounce it gyp - could be a J or a "soft" G
Polly

 

[pollypops]

Just found an article from the BBC Hampshire site which refers to a "jippy stomach"
Polly

 

[dek carr]

this has just reminded me of something they used to give babies "Gripe Water "could there be any link? Dek