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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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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]
The word has been ruled by the Speaker of the House of Commons to be unparliamentary language.[4][5]
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
- ^ 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