git

Foolish British person

Git is British slang for a contemptible, annoying, or foolish person: You stupid git.

The git wouldn't move his car.

The word is milder than bastard or wanker but carries genuine contempt.

It may derive from get in the sense of offspring (as in beget)—calling someone a bastard by another route.

Git is also the name of a widely used version control system for tracking changes in code, created by Linus Torvalds and named—by his own account—either as a British insult or a backronym, depending on his mood.

insult

idiot

Foolish, senseless person

dimwit · blockhead · dunce · simpleton · numpty · berk · prat · wally · pillock · muppet

Categories
Opposites
intelligence and capability

gitgenius

Person of rare brilliance

brain · sage · thinker · intellectual · mastermind

character and likeability

gitsaint

Canonized holy person

sweetheart · angel · gem · darling · dear

social regard and respect

gitlegend

Unverified traditional tale

hero · champion · star · treasure · great

Phrases
Family

gits, GitHub

Familiarity
Top 500,000
Profile
Timeless · Negative · Rated PG