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git along

git along interjection: move; keep going.

Interjection

  1. (US, often, cowboy slang) Move; keep going.
    • Whoopee ti yi yo, git along little dogies,
      It's your misfortune, and none of my own.
      Whoopee ti yi yo, git along little dogies,
      For you know Wyoming will be your new home.1910, John Avery Lomax, Cowboy songs, and other frontier ballads, page 87
  2. (US, slang) Go on your way; scram.

Origin of git along

Pronunciation spelling of get along (“move along”).

Questions about git along

What does git along mean?
Git along means move; keep going.
What part of speech is git along?
Git along is an interjection.

Words near git along in the dictionary

  1. Gistinger
  2. gistings
  3. gists
  4. Giswil
  5. git
  6. git along
  7. git gud
  8. git-go
  9. Gita
  10. Gitabla
  11. Gitagum

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