git
Americannoun
noun
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a contemptible person, often a fool
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a bastard
Etymology
Origin of git
First recorded in 1945–50; variant of get
Example Sentences
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To “I Feel Pretty”: I bought Twitter, don’t be bitter, I will git ’er much fitter, you’ll see I’m no quitter — there’s no leader more steadfast than me!
From Washington Post • Jun. 23, 2022
In his memoir, he recalls the harp player explaining, “That’s how you git it dirty — make them notes bend.”
From New York Times • Jun. 10, 2021
If that hurricane don’t git ya, them gators likely will in the Florida-set 2019 disaster flick/creature feature “Crawl.”
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 13, 2020
I have a home, children, friends, a resurrected career and no miserable old git asking how much my boots cost.
From The Guardian • Jan. 14, 2020
“I wanted to git a doctor, but my aunt, she said he ’as too fur gone.
From "Cold Sassy Tree" by Olive Ann Burns
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