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Meaning of git in English

git
noun [ C ]
UK informal
uk
/ɡɪt/ us
/ɡɪt/
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a person, especially a man, who is stupid or unpleasant:
You stupid/lying git!
He's a miserable old git.
Synonyms
rotter mainly UK old-fashioned
skunk
stinker old-fashioned informal
(Definition of git from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)
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in Chinese (Traditional)
蠢蛋，飯桶，討厭鬼（尤指男性）…
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in Chinese (Simplified)
蠢货，饭桶，讨厌鬼（尤指男性）…
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canalla…
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canalha…
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