gittish

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adjective

Like a git; jerkish; obnoxious.

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Meanings

adjectivegittish (comparative more gittish, superlative most gittish)

comparative more gittish · superlative most gittish

  1. UKslangLike 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
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    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)

    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

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
annoyingcruddydrippyfuckingobnoxiouspesky

Origin

From git + -ish.

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Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

“gittish.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/gittish. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “gittish,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/gittish.

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