git

[ git ]

/ gɪt /

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noun

British Slang. a foolish or contemptible person.

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Origin of git

First recorded in 1945–50; variant of get

Words nearby git

Giselle, GI series, Gish, Gissing, gist, git, gitalin, gite, git-go, gitim, Gitmo

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How to use git in a sentence

Thankfully, the Git Repo was able to catch these commits before they were released to the production version.
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For the best in class, try Version Control from Git, which allows you to roll back to any version of your website.
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He is as conversant with HTML and Git as with metaphor and the twists and turns of plotting.
Vikram Chandra Is A Novelist Who's Obsessed With Writing Computer Code|Jane Ciabattari|August 29, 2014|DAILY BEAST
He was an awkward, demanding, mean-spirited git from time to time, I assure you.
Spending a Day With Peter O’Toole|Malcolm Jones|December 16, 2013|DAILY BEAST

It includes a touch of classical ballet wrapped around some energetic, git-down party dancing.
Dance Your Way to a Ph.D.|Randi Zuckerberg|December 4, 2008|DAILY BEAST
Blamed ef I'd lived in a country all my life, ef I wouldn't know better'n to git caught out in such weather's this!
Ramona|Helen Hunt Jackson
He left about a hundred of us here to make believe we 'uns ware goin' to attack Paris, so to give him time to git away.
The Courier of the Ozarks|Byron A. Dunn
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) /

noun British slang

a contemptible person, often a fool

a bastard

Word Origin for git

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

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