legit
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adjective
1.
2.
(of a singing voice) trained in a classical or operatic tradition.
3.
having such a singing voice.
4.
being a singer with such a voice.
noun
5.
the legitimate theater or stage.
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Legit
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Origin:
1905–10; shortened form
1905–10; shortened form
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| —adj | |
| 1. | short for legitimate |
| —n | |
| 2. | legitimate or professionally respectable drama |
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Word Origin & History
legit
colloquial shortening of legitimate, 1897, originally in theater, in reference to legitimate drama, that which has literary merit (Shakespeare, etc.).
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Slang Dictionary
legit definition[ləˈdʒɪt]
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Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
Copyright 2007. Published by McGraw Hill.
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American Heritage
Abbreviations & Acronyms
| legit legitimate |
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Example sentences
If you're renting, it's good if the company or homeowner participates in a website that looks legit and has lots of user reviews.
The emails contained links to fraudulent pages that looked legit.
Although the results headings looked legit, clicking on the heading led to a junk site.
Bootleggers smuggled legit booze, but could also get pretty creative in concocting home-brewed liquor.
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