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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