gist
/d͡ʒɪst/ noun C1- The main idea or substance, or the most essential part, of a longer or more complicated matter; the crux, the heart, the pith. · I don't wanna belabor my point; I'm sure you get the gist.
- The essential ground for action in a lawsuit, without which there is no cause of action; the gravamen.
- Gossip, rumour; (countable) an instance of this.
- A sharable snippet of source code, especially on the version controlled pastebin-hosting site GitHub Gist.
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