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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
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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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