git
/ɡɪt/
git noun: a silly, incompetent, stupid, or annoying person (usually a man). Also the pronunciation spelling of get.
Noun
git (plural gits)
- A silly, incompetent, stupid, or annoying person (usually a man).
- Although I'm so tired, I'll have another cigarette / And curse Sir Walter Raleigh, he was such a stupid git1968, “I'm So Tired”, in John Lennon (lyrics), The Beatles, performed by the Beatles
- Bit of a flash git, don't you think?1990, House of Cards, season 1, episode 1
Interjection
git
Also used as
git is also the pronunciation spelling of get.
git is also the alternative form of geat.
git is also the alternative letter-case form of Git.
git meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Marathi and Bengali
git in Hindi
- जी. आई. टी, गिट
git in Tamil
- ஜி. ஐ. டி
git in Marathi
- जी. आय. टी, जीआयटी, गिट करण्यासाठी
git in Bengali
- জি. আই. টি, গিট, গিট করতে
More languagesFewer languages
- git in Telugu
- గిట్
- git in Kannada
- ಜಿ. ಐ. ಟಿ
- git in Punjabi
- ਜੀ. ਆਈ. ਟੀ, ਗਿੱਟ, ਗਿੱਟ ਕਰੋ
- git in Gujarati
- જી. આઈ. ટી, જીઆઇટી, જી. આઇ. ટી
- git in Odia
- ଜି. ଆଇ. ଟି
- git in Nepali
- गिट, गिट गर्न
Examples of git in a sentence
- Eventually God gives the donkey a voice and it says, "why're you beating me you great stupid git?2007, Greg Weston, The Man Upstairs, →ISBN, page 124:
- Found across the British countryside, it is known for its distinctive call; proud, majestic stature; and for being an all-round inconsiderate little git!2019, The Stupendium, “What a Fowl Day”:
Synonyms of git
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Forms of git
| Noun | |
|---|---|
| plural | gits |
| alternative form | get |
| Verb | |
| third-person singular present | gits |
| present participle | gitting |
| past | got |
| past participle | gotten |
Origin of git
From Middle English get (“[illegitimate] offspring”). A southern variant of Scots get (“illegitimate child, brat”), related to beget.
Likely chosen for its shortness and pronounceability, but various other explanations and backronyms were offered after its introduction.
Words formed from git
Phrases with git
Words that rhyme with git
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Questions about git
- What does git mean?
- Git means a silly, incompetent, stupid, or annoying person (usually a man).
- What is git in Hindi?
- Git in Hindi is जी. आई. टी, गिट. See Git meaning in Hindi.
- How do you use git in a sentence?
- Eventually God gives the donkey a voice and it says, "why're you beating me you great stupid git?
- What part of speech is git?
- Git can be a noun or an interjection.
- How do you pronounce git?
- Git is pronounced /ɡɪt/ (UK).
- What is the plural of git?
- The plural of git is gits.
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Adapted from Wiktionary: git (page history and authors); git (Hindi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); git (Tamil, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); git (Marathi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); git (Bengali, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); git (Telugu, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); git (Kannada, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); git (Punjabi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); git (Gujarati, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); git (Odia, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); git (Nepali, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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