legit en · ADJ
Pronunciation
- /lɪˈd͡ʒɪt/ (Australia, Canada, UK, US)
- /ləˈd͡ʒɪt/ (Australia, Canada, UK, US)
- audio Queensland
Etymology
Clipping of legitimate or legitimately.
Meanings
- (informal) Legitimate; legal; allowed by the rules; valid.
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(informal) Legitimate; legal; allowed by the rules; valid. ▸ Not using cheats.
Did you see how fast that person was moving? I don't think they're legit.
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(broadly, of a thing or person) Genuine, actual, literal or honest.
“The Bynar ship went missing on stardate 58934.9.” “Okay, so your intel is legit, but this still feels like a trick.” “No. I'm a changed computer. Just look at me. Do you see the blue light?” “The light is reassuring.”
2023 October 12, Edgar Momplaisir, “A Few Badgeys More” (8:50 from the start), in Star Trek: Lower Decks, season 4, episode 7, spoken by Brad Boimler (Jack Quaid):
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(slang) Genuinely good and possessing all the required or expected qualities; the real deal.
If you neglect ex-planet Pluto's orbit, which is inclined 17 degrees from the plane of Earth's orbit, all the legit planet planes (as well as the equator of the Sun) lie within about 7 degrees of one another.
2025, Neil deGrasse Tyson, “Planets, Moons, and Cosmic Debris”, in Just Visiting This Planet, Revised and Updated for the Twenty-First Century (Science / Astronomy), Blackstone Publishing, →ISBN, →OCLC, page 33:I checked out her portfolio. She's legit.
- (slang) Cool by virtue of being genuine.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| more legit | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic | |
| most legit | Degree=Sup | lexicographic |
Deriveds
Synonyms
lubish · true · undissembled · legitimate · sterling · rulable · actual · legitimate · real McCoy · real · bona fide · rightful · acceptable · acceptable · allowable · genuine · pukka · unfaked · legitimate · uncounterfeited · legit · licit · real · rulable · rightful · legit · true · permissible · veritable · allowable · authentic · acceptable · true · valid · leveful · allowable · unadulterated · permissible · unfeigned · allowable · acceptable · legitimate · legit · permissible · real · permissible · genuine article · leveful · valid · pukka · licit · non-fake
Translations (2)
de legal (allowed by the rules) · de rechtmäßig (allowed by the rules)