git
Plural: gits
Noun
- An informal, often derogatory, term for a foolish person.
- a person who is deemed to be despicable or contemptible
- "the British call a contemptible person a `git'"
- A silly, incompetent, stupid, or annoying person (usually a man).
- Alternative form of geat (channel in metal casting)
Verb
- Pronunciation spelling of get.
Name
- Alternative letter-case form of Git, a distributed VCS.
Examples
- Calling an opponent a ’git’ for their poor word choice is generally bad etiquette.
Origin / Etymology
From Middle English get (“[illegitimate] offspring”). A southern variant of Scots get (“illegitimate child, brat”), related to beget.
Synonyms
bum, crumb, dirty dog, lowlife, puke, rat, rotter, scum bag, skunk, so-and-so, stinker, stinkpot, arsehole, ass, assface, asshat, asshole, asswipe, bastard, bitch, blackguard, blaggard, buttlicker, buttmunch, carrion, cockhead, cocklicker, cocksucker, cowson, crud, cunt, dick, dickhead, dickwad, dickweed, dipshit, douche, douchebag, douchecanoe, douchewagon, earthworm, fribble, fucker, fuckface, fuckhead, fuckstain, fucktard, git, heel, hilding, insect, jackass, jerk, loser, louse, mahfugga, mongrel, motherfucker, paskudnyak, pigfucker, pigwidgeon, prick, queef, raasclaat, ratfink, schmuck, scrub, scut, sewer rat, sheep-biter, shit, shitbird, shitehawk, shitface, shithead, skate, slag, son of a bitch, son of a gun, son of a whore, swine, turdball, twattock, wankpuffin, whoreson, worm, yutz
Scrabble Score: 4
git: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Wordgit: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
git: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary