----- Original Message ----- From: "Anderson, Erick (ETW)"
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Erick.Anderson@Nike.com>
> Can someone across the pond explain to me the
meaning of the word "Git"? I
> have a T-Shirt, with a very nicely designed legend
that says "Surly Gits"
> emblazoned across the chest, but I'm loath to wear
until I find out what
I'm
> promoting.
>
A worthless or contemptible person. A fool. An variant of
"get," still used in Scotland. Get = "brat, bastard,
contemptible person, fool, idiot." Derived from "beget", to
get with child. A "get" was an illegitimate child.
Al Guthrie
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