Parkinson: You made films before, but the part that really made your name wasZulu, wasn't it[…] and there of course—againsttype—you played thetoff, you played the officer. Caine: I played the officer, yeah, and everybody thought I was like that. Everyone was so shocked when they met me, this likeCockney guy had played thistoffee-nosedgit.
Eventually God gives the donkey a voice and it says, "why're you beating me you great stupidgit? It's the angel with the sword that you gotta be careful of," or words to that effect.
2019, The Stupendium, “What a Fowl Day”:
Here we see the common domestic goose,Anser cygnoides domesticus. Found across the British countryside, it is known for its distinctive call; proud, majestic stature; and for being an all-round inconsiderate littlegit!
2020 December 16, Christian Wolmar, “Coverage of little-used stations does the railway no favours”, inRAIL, page45:
I'm not being a miserable oldgit here. I like a laugh as much as anyone, [...].
Git is usually used as an insult, more severe thantwit but less severe than a true profanity likewanker orarsehole, and may often be used affectionately between friends.Get can also be used, with a subtle change of meaning. "You cheeky get!" is slightly less harsh than "You cheeky git!".
Git is frequently used in conjunction with another word to achieve a more specific meaning. For instance a "smarmy git" refers to a person of a slimy, ingratiating disposition; a "jammy git" would be a person with undeserved luck. The phrase "grumpy old git", denoting a cantankerous old man, is used with particular frequency.
In parts of northern England, Ireland and Scotland,get is still used in preference togit.
Thisetymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at theEtymology scriptorium. Particularly: “In what context did the interjection arise? Is it a clipping ofget back(“to move back”,used imperatively)?”
She say fustgit a dime’s wuth of potatoes; den she say ‘No,git ten cents wuth of beans,’ den she change her min’ agin an’ saygit a dime’s wuth of cabbages, an’ suh, when I brung them cabbages home, I’ll be dinged if she didn’t go an’ bang me on the haid with a coolin’ iron fo’ notgittin’ a quatah’s wuth of livah!
