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git

Pronunciation: /ɡɪt/

The English word “git” has 2 meanings listed here.

noun

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

interjection

  1. Shoot! go away! (used to usher something away, chiefly towards an animal)

Etymology

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

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