A word recently used more often than ever. More than occasionally used in the wrong format or context. Incorrect forms of this word are often used, such as "legitly" when the word should, infact, be legitimately. In general the people who say this word say it way too much and think it sounds really cool but they're wrong.

Real.
Meaning: Not fake or Real(Cool).

1. (adj.) A modern synonym for words such as "cool," "ill," "tight," or "dope." Used to describe a noun that is of a particularly excellent quality. The slang use of this term is slowly but steadily increasing in popularity.

2. (adj.) Authentic. see legitimate.

for real, truthful

this word was obviously a short form of "legitimate" but it no longer holds the same meaning as legitimate, since it has become very popular to use the word legit to mean something "cool", which really has nothing to do with the word legitimate and therefore we should stop saying it.

Short for legitimate; real; not false.

one-hundred percent NOT bullshit!

A word that has become way overused by this generation.