Dialectal term for a narrow alleyway or passage between buildings, particularly in Northern England.
English dialect: origin uncertain, possibly related to Middle English or Norse roots; regional British term with unclear etymology but consistent use in specific areas.
Gizzern is a word so regional that moving twenty miles north or south might mean nobody knows what you're talking about—it's these hyper-local words that remind us how English is actually hundreds of different local languages bundled together.
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