“I did not catch every word of the video, but I got the gist: the octopus is basically an alien that lives in the sea.”
Comes from an old French word meaning "it lies" or "it rests", as in where the meaning sits. English borrowed it around 1700 and it has meant the heart of the matter ever since.
After someone tells you a long story today, give them the gist back in one sentence: "So the point is..." See whether they say yes.
💬 Who in this house gets to the gist fastest, and who tells the longest version first?