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The word has been ruled by the [[Speaker of the House of Commons (United Kingdom)|Speaker of the House of Commons]] to be [[unparliamentary language]].<ref>{{citation |url=http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=tN7WAAAAMAAJ |title=An encyclopedia of swearing: the social history of oaths, profanity, foul language, and ethnic slurs in the English-speaking world |author=Geoffrey Hughes |page=477}}</ref><ref>{{citation |url=http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=awERFb65TuwC |title=Joy of Swearing |author=M. Hunt, Alison Maloney}}</ref> |
The word has been ruled by the [[Speaker of the House of Commons (United Kingdom)|Speaker of the House of Commons]] to be [[unparliamentary language]].<ref>{{citation |url=http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=tN7WAAAAMAAJ |title=An encyclopedia of swearing: the social history of oaths, profanity, foul language, and ethnic slurs in the English-speaking world |author=Geoffrey Hughes |page=477}}</ref><ref>{{citation |url=http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=awERFb65TuwC |title=Joy of Swearing |author=M. Hunt, Alison Maloney}}</ref> |
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In the sitcom ''[[Til Death Us Do Part]]'', [[Alf Garnett]] (played by [[Warren Mitchell]]) often described his [[son-in-law]] (played by [[Anthony Booth|Tony Booth]]) as a "[[Scouse]] git". [[Micky Dolenz]] penned the [[Monkees]] song "[[Randy Scouse Git]]" after hearing the phrase on the programme. The group's British record company at the time felt uncomfortable with the use of the word so the song was issued as "Alternate Title" in the United Kingdom. |
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The word ''git'' was also frequently used in the British science fiction comedy ''[[Red Dwarf]]'', mainly by [[Arnold Rimmer]]. |
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[[John Lennon]] also uses it in the song "[[I'm So Tired]]", in the line "And curse [[Sir Walter Raleigh]], he was such a stupid get," using the archaic version to rhyme with ''cigarette''. |
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The word was used self-deprecatingly by [[Linus Torvalds]] in naming the [[git (software)|git source control package]].<ref>[http://git.or.cz/gitwiki/GitFaq#head-90fa13ebe170116f1586156e73b549cc2135b784 GitFaq: Why the 'git' name?].</ref><ref>{{cite journal |url=http://www.infoworld.com/article/05/04/19/HNtorvaldswork_1.html |title=After controversy, Torvalds begins work on git |journal=InfoWorld |issn=0199-6649 |date=2005-04-19 |accessdate=2008-02-20}}</ref> |
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The word had become sufficiently inoffensive by the 1990s to occur many times in the ''[[Harry Potter]]'' books.<ref>{{cite web| url=http://www.worldwidewords.org/qa/qa-git1.htm |title=World Wide Words: Git |author=Michael Quinion}}</ref> |
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==References== |
==References== |
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Revision as of 00:17, 9 June 2010
Look up git in Wiktionary, the free dictionary.
Git is a relatively mild[1] slang term used in British English to denote a silly, incompetent, stupid, annoying, senile elderly or childish person.[2] It is usually an insult, more severe than twit but less severe than a true obscenity like wanker or arsehole.[1][3]
The word git first appeared in print in 1946, but is undoubtedly older.[citation needed] It is originally an alteration of the word get, dating back to the 14th century.[citation needed] A shortening of beget, get insinuates that the recipient is someone's misbegotten offspring and therefore a bastard.[4] In parts of northern England, Northern Ireland and Scotland get is still used in preference to git.
The word has been ruled by the Speaker of the House of Commons to be unparliamentary language.[5][6]
References
- ^ a b "TV's most offensive words". The Guardian. Monday 21 November 2005 08.26.
{{cite news}}: Check date values in:|date=(help) - ^ Ayto, John; Simpson, John (April 28, 2005). The Oxford Dictionary of Modern Slang. Oxford University Press. ISBN 0198610521.
- ^ Geoffrey Hughes, An encyclopedia of swearing: the social history of oaths, profanity, foul language, and ethnic slurs in the English-speaking world, p. 200
- ^ Harper, Douglas. "git". Online Etymology Dictionary.
- ^ Geoffrey Hughes, An encyclopedia of swearing: the social history of oaths, profanity, foul language, and ethnic slurs in the English-speaking world, p. 477
- ^ M. Hunt, Alison Maloney, Joy of Swearing