Skip to main content
1) British slang for a contemptible or derogatory person.
2) A fool
3) The most popular type of version control software, which can be controlled through a web interface on GitHub.
1) "Maybe if that grumpy old git ate something other than prunes all day his UrbanDictionary definitions would be half-decent!"
2) Mr. T: "I pity tha git."
3) Frank: "I was writing some code but for some reason Git wouldn't push it!" Snide Asshole: "Maybe you should try committing your crappy code before bitching about it to the whole Internet!"
Git by owenv August 31, 2013
Related Words
git gitch GiT GuD Git Er Done git-r-done Gitty gitchy Gitmo git sum Gita
Total and utter tosser who is incapable of doing anything other than annoying people, and not in a way that is funny to others. Best used idly. e.g. "Git."
"You useless git."
Also: "Some total git has made it so that this example must have over 20 letters, hence this little add on."
git by Stephanie July 25, 2004
By definition it's a "rotter" or a despicable person. In reality in English it's a colloquialism that affords itself to a more a luckier fellow. Much like a 'bugger' whilst the roots of the word are offensive, the actual use is endearing. A lucky 'git', a wealthy 'git' and a sodding 'git'... when used right is still a mate. A friend.

It's more positive these days.

The origins are from the word 'geat' which were a Scandinavian people living in Götaland, land of the Geats, currently within the borders of modern Sweden. The name of the Geats lives on in the Swedish counties of Västergötland and Östergötland, the Western and Eastern lands of the Geats, as well as in many toponyms.
git by V Ward August 3, 2007
An adult male of low worth, no manners and zero style, but who is convinced that he alone is the king of the world. Men resembling this definition are frequently to be found in positions of high social status and have only got there either through birth or by lying, cheating, stealing or other underhanded means. In this context, the word has little or no meaning outside the UK.
Boris Johnson is a git
Git by Minderbinder February 20, 2022
Git is a free & open source, distributed version control system.
Hey Mark, can you get the latest version of the Linux kernel from the git repository for me?
git by sergio56 August 28, 2010
God damn gits are infecting this god blessed country, they need to burn!
Git by Dave_David83 March 29, 2023