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What is a git in British slang?

Noun. git (plural gits) (Britain, slang, derogatory) A silly, incompetent, stupid, or annoying person (usually a man).

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See also: GIT, Git , and gît

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Etymology 1 [ edit ]

From Middle English get (“[illegitimate] offspring”). A southern variant of Scots get (“illegitimate child, brat”), related to beget.[1]

Noun [ edit ]

git (plural gits)

Usage notes [ edit ]

Git is usually used as an insult, more severe than twit but less severe than a true profanity like wanker or arsehole , and may often be used affectionately between friends. Get can also be used, with a subtle change of meaning. "You cheeky get!" is slightly less harsh than "You cheeky git!". is usually used as an insult, more severe than but less severe than a true profanity like or , and may often be used affectionately between friends. can also be used, with a subtle change of meaning. "You cheeky get!" is slightly less harsh than "You cheeky git!". Git is frequently used in conjunction with another word to achieve a more specific meaning. For instance a "smarmy git" refers to a person of a slimy, ingratiating disposition; a "jammy git" would be a person with undeserved luck. The phrase "grumpy old git", denoting a cantankerous old man, is used with particular frequency. is frequently used in conjunction with another word to achieve a more specific meaning. For instance a "smarmy git" refers to a person of a slimy, ingratiating disposition; a "jammy git" would be a person with undeserved luck. The phrase "grumpy old git", denoting a cantankerous old man, is used with particular frequency. In parts of northern England, Northern Ireland and Scotland, get is still used in preference to git . In the Republic of Ireland, get , rather than git is used. is still used in preference to . In the Republic of Ireland, , rather than is used. The word has been ruled by the Speaker of the House of Commons to be unparliamentary language.[2][3]

Translations [ edit ]

A silly, incompetent, stupid, annoying or childish person Czech: blbec (cs) m , hňup (cs) m

, Danish: idiot c , spade (da) c

, Dutch: geit (nl) f

French: con (fr) m , taré (fr)

, German: Idiot (de) m , Blödmann (de) m , Dummkopf (de) m , , Russian: мерза́вец (ru) m ( merzávec ) , дура́к (ru) m ( durák ) Spanish: pendejo (es) m , bastardo (es) m , cretino (es) m

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, , Turkish: aptal (tr) salak (tr)

Etymology 2 [ edit ]

Verb [ edit ]

git (third-person singular simple present gitting, present participle got, simple past and past participle gotten)

Etymology 3 [ edit ]

Noun [ edit ]

git (plural gits)

geat Alternative form of

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Dutch [ edit ]

Etymology [ edit ]

From French jet, or directly from Latin gagātēs after Ancient Greek Γαγάτης (Gagátēs), from Γάγας (Gágas, “a town and river in Lycia”).

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Audio

Noun [ edit ]

git n or f (plural gitten, diminutive gitje n )

( neuter ) lignite ( neuter ) jet (black, gemstone-like geological material) ( masculine ) a stone made of this material

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git

Latin [ edit ]

Etymology [ edit ]

Compare Hebrew גַּד‎ (gad) (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Noun [ edit ]

git n (indeclinable)

References [ edit ]

“ git ”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary , Oxford: Clarendon Press ”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) , Oxford: Clarendon Press git in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français , Hachette , Hachette Carl Meißner; Henry William Auden (1894) Latin Phrase-Book ‎ [3] , London: Macmillan and Co. my mind forebodes misfortune: animus praesāgit malum

‎ , London: Macmillan and Co.

Old English [ edit ]

Etymology [ edit ]

From Proto-West Germanic *jit, from Proto-Germanic *jut. Cognate with North Frisian jat.

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Pronoun [ edit ]

ġit

you two (nominative dual form of þū)

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Descendants [ edit ]

Middle English: ȝit ȝitt ȝet

Old Saxon [ edit ]

Etymology [ edit ]

From Proto-West Germanic *jit, from Proto-Germanic *jut, remodeled in Proto-Northwest Germanic to *jit by analogy with *wit.

Pronoun [ edit ]

git

Declension [ edit ]

Old Saxon personal pronouns Personal pronouns Singular 1. 2. 3. m 3. f 3. n Nominative ik thū hē siu it Accusative mī me mik thī thik ina sia Dative mī thī imu iru it Genitive mīn thīn is ira is Dual 1. 2. - - - Nominative wit git - - - Accusative unk ink - - - Dative Genitive unkero inker, inka - - - Plural 1. 2. 3. m 3. f 3. n Nominative wī we gī ge sia sia siu Accusative ūs unsik eu iu iuu Dative ūs im Genitive ūser euwar iuwer iuwar iuwero iuwera iro

Polish [ edit ]

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Etymology [ edit ]

Borrowed from Yiddish גוט‎ (gut), from Old High German guot, from Proto-Germanic *gōdaz.

Pronunciation [ edit ]

IPA (key) : /ɡit/

: Audio

Rhymes: -it

Syllabification: git

git (not comparable)

git (not comparable)

Interjection [ edit ]

git

Noun [ edit ]

git m pers

( prison slang ) member of a prison subculture that occupies the highest position in the internal hierarchy

Declension [ edit ]

Declension of git singular plural nominative git gici genitive gita gitów dative gitowi gitom accusative gita gitów instrumental gitem gitami locative gicie gitach vocative gicie gici

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adjective

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git in Wielki słownik języka polskiego , Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN

, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN git in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Rohingya [ edit ]

Pronunciation [ edit ]

This entry needs pronunciation information. If you are familiar with the IPA then please add some!

Noun [ edit ]

git

Turkish [ edit ]

Pronunciation [ edit ]

IPA (key) : /ˈɡit/

: Hyphenation: git

Verb [ edit ]

git

Vilamovian [ edit ]

Noun [ edit ]

git f

Volapük [ edit ]

Noun [ edit ]

git (nominative plural gits)

law ( body of binding rules and regulations, customs and standards )

Declension [ edit ]

declension of git singular plural nominative git gits genitive gita gitas dative gite gites accusative giti gitis vocative 1 o git! o gits! predicative 2 gitu gitus 1 status as a case is disputed

status as a case is disputed 2 in later, non-classical Volapük only

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