The Public School Word-book / A conribution to to a historical glossary of words phrases and turns of expression obsolete and in current use peculiar to our great public schools together with some that have been or are modish at the universities

by John Stephen Farmer

General’s-day (Stonyhurst).—See Day.

Gentlemen-Philosopher, subs. (Stonyhurst: obsolete).—See Philosopher.

Genuine, subs. (Winchester).—Praise. Also as verb = to praise. [It is suggested (but see quot.) that the derivation may be from genuina, the “jaw-tooth,” praise being nothing but “jaw”: cf. Parsius, i. 115.]

1891. Wrench, Winchester Word-Book, s.v. Genuine.... He was awfully quilled and GENUINED my task. Possibly from calling a thing genuine. Cf. to blackguard, to lord, &c. But fifty years ago it was a subs. only. [See Appendix.]

Gip (or Gyp), subs. (Cambridge).—A college servant.

1891. Harry Fludyer at Cambridge, 8. My GYP said he thought he knew some one who’d give me eighteen shillings for it.

Girdlestoneites (Charterhouse).—A boarding-house. [From a master’s name.] See Out-houses.

Glope, verb (Winchester: obsolete).—To spit.

Go. To go down, verb (University).—To leave school or college: by special EXEAT (q.v.) or at vacation. Whence TO BE SENT DOWN = to be under discipline; to be rusticated.

1863. H. Kingsley, Austin Elliot, i. 179. How dare you say “deuce” in my presence? You can GO DOWN, my Lord.