git

1 of 2

noun

ˈgit 

British

: a foolish or worthless person

git

2 of 2

dialectal variant of get

Synonyms

Noun

• berk [British]
• booby
• charlie [British]
• charley
• cuckoo
• ding-a-ling
• ding-dong
• dingbat
• dipstick
• doofus [slang]
• featherhead
• fool
• goose
• half-wit
• jackass
• lunatic
• mooncalf
• nincompoop
• ninny
• ninnyhammer
• nit [chiefly British]
• nitwit
• nut
• nutcase
• simp
• simpleton
• turkey
• yo-yo

Examples of git in a Sentence

Noun

That git of a brother of yours has ruined everything!

oh, don't be such a silly git, of course your mates want you around

Word History

Etymology

Noun

variant of get, term of abuse, from get entry 2

First Known Use

Noun

1929, in the meaning defined above

Phrases Containing git

• git-go