git gud

verb

To improve; to develop the necessary skill or expertise.

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Meanings

verb
  1. InternetTo improve; to develop the necessary skill or expertise.

    no git gud

    2008 June 6, Jma2090, “MGO2 Weapons ?”, in GameFAQs, archived from the original on 01 Nov 2025
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    They are also often cast as elitist scum who treat the larger gaming population with disdain, telling them to “git gud,” which is akin to a “put up or shut up” mentality; that is, “real” gamers overcome content through hard work and skill.

    2017, Zek Valkyrie, Game Worlds Get Real: How Who We Are Online Became Who We Are Offline

    […] showing off what he knows but more about helping out a streamer and a friend who is looking to “git gud” at this whole Twitch thing. He embodies all the best qualities of Twitch; […]

    2019, Tee Morris, Twitch For Dummies, page 278

Origin

Deliberate misspelling of get good; see get (“to become”).

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Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with git gud

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Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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