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It is usually an insult, more severe than ''[[wiktionary:twit|twit]]'' but less severe than a true obscenity like ''[[wanker]]'' or ''[[asshole|arsehole]].''<ref name=TV/><ref>{{citation |url=http://books.google.co.uk/books?ei=FcoKTLHdGMuU4gaM_aWeAQ&ct=result&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=200}}</ref> |
It is usually an insult, more severe than ''[[wiktionary:twit|twit]]'' but less severe than a true obscenity like ''[[wanker]]'' or ''[[asshole|arsehole]].''<ref name=TV/><ref>{{citation |url=http://books.google.co.uk/books?ei=FcoKTLHdGMuU4gaM_aWeAQ&ct=result&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=200}}</ref> |
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A shortening of ''beget'', ''get'' insinuates that the recipient is someone's misbegotten offspring and therefore a [[Illegitimacy|bastard]].<ref>{{OEtymD|git}}</ref> In parts of northern England, [[Northern Ireland]] and [[Scotland]] ''get'' is still used in preference to ''git''. |
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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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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]
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