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gittish en · ADJ

Etymology

From git + -ish.

Meanings

1. (UK, slang) Like a git; jerkish; obnoxious.
   • Anna sighed. 'Jackson was a git. As usual.' 'Uneasy lies the head that wears a throne. Specifically gittish, or just generally?' 2010, Kate Long, The Daughter Game, page 5:
   • He'd done it to escape the bitter, miserable git of a man he'd become. […] Problem was, his home self could still be pretty gittish, and if he went to these awards everyone might see that. 2020, Anna Stuart, Four Minutes to Save a Life:
   • Prince George is shy and just pretends to be bluff and crass and unbelievably thick and gittish, whilst deep down he is a soft little marshmallowy, pigletty type of creature. 1987, Blackadder (TV series), "Amy and Amiability" (series 3, episode 5)

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