git
Americannoun
noun
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a contemptible person, often a fool
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a bastard
Other Word Forms
Noun Inflected Forms
Etymology
Origin of git
First recorded in 1945–50; variant of get
Example Sentences
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"I'll sue ye for damages, and I'll GIT 'em, too."
From The Riverman by White, Stewart Edward
Yes, suh, an' den when he GIT to be ole man, he say, 'What become o' dat young man I yoosta be?
From Seventeen A Tale of Youth and Summer Time and the Baxter Family Especially William by Tarkington, Booth
"GIT outa here!" he yelled, and Johnny with an astonished lunge, "got."
From The Heritage of the Sioux by Bower, B. M.
Why, you see, he may travel in the country to GIT 'em," here shrewdly remarked the constable; "and it's our belief that neither horse nor money is honestly come by.
From Catherine: a Story by Thackeray, William Makepeace
GIT yo' little sagehens ready; Trot 'em out upon the floor — Line up there, you critters!
From Songs of the Cattle Trail and Cow Camp by Lomax, John Avery
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