git along

interjection

Move; keep going.

Meanings

interjection
  1. USoftencowboy slangMove; keep going.

    Whoopee ti yi yo, git along little dogies, It's your misfortune, and none of my own. Whoopee ti yi yo, git along little dogies, For you know Wyoming will be your new home.

    1910, John Avery Lomax, Cowboy songs, and other frontier ballads, page 87
  2. USslangGo on your way; scram.

Origin

Pronunciation spelling of get along (“move along”).

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APA

git along. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/git%20along

MLA

“git along.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/git%20along. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “git along,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/git%20along.

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