git

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noun
  1. British Slang. a foolish or contemptible person.

Origin of git

1
First recorded in 1945–50; variant of get

Words Nearby git

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How to use git in a sentence

  • He tolt me thar couldn't nobody git up thar whar they'd gone; no white folks, I mean.

    Ramona | Helen Hunt Jackson
  • Lawlessness is b'ilin' around inside o' me, an' I'm goin' to git right out!

    Motor Matt's "Century" Run | Stanley R. Matthews
  • They stopped fer water an' then hiked right on, jest as though they was in a hurry ter git some'r's.

    Motor Matt's "Century" Run | Stanley R. Matthews

British Dictionary definitions for git

git

/ (ɡɪt) /


nounBritish slang
  1. a contemptible person, often a fool

  2. a bastard

Origin of git

1
C20: from get (in the sense: to beget, hence a bastard, fool)

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