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git 1
(gĭt)v. Chiefly New England, Midland US, & Southern US
Variant of get1.
git 2
(gĭt)n. Chiefly British Slang
An unpleasant, contemptible, or frustratingly obtuse person.
[Variant of get, offspring, bastard, contemptible person; see get1.]
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git
(ɡɪt)n
1. a contemptible person, often a fool
2. a bastard
[C20: from get (in the sense: to beget, hence a bastard, fool)]
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git
(gɪt)v. Dial.
get.
pron: See get.
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Noun | 1. | git - a person who is deemed to be despicable or contemptible; "only a rotter would do that"; "kill the rat"; "throw the bum out"; "you cowardly little pukes!"; "the British call a contemptible person a `git'" disagreeable person, unpleasant person - a person who is not pleasant or agreeable |
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[gɪt] N (Brit) → cretino/a m/fCollins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
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git
n (inf: = stupid person) → Schwachkopf m, → Depp m (dial); a miserable old git → ein alter Miesepeter (inf)
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