git

Definition

A silly, incompetent, stupid, or annoying person (usually a man).

Etymology

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

Example Sentences

• "Although I'm so tired, I'll have another cigarette / And curse Sir Walter Raleigh, he was such a stupid git"
• "Bit of a flash git, don't you think?"
• "Parkinson: You made films before, but the part that really made your name was Zulu, wasn't it […] and there of course—against type—you played the toff, you played the officer. Caine: I played the officer, yeah, and everybody thought I was like that. Everyone was so shocked when they met me, this like Cockney guy had played this toffee-nosed git."

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