Coffee has initially been a food â chewed, not sipped. Early African tribes consume coffee by grinding the berries together, adding some animal fat, and rolling the treats into tiny edible energy balls.
GIT
rotter, dirty dog, rat, skunk, stinker, stinkpot, bum, puke, crumb, lowlife, scum bag, so-and-so, git
(noun) a person who is deemed to be despicable or contemptible; âonly a rotter would do thatâ; âkill the ratâ; âthrow the bum outâ; âyou cowardly little pukes!â; âthe British call a contemptible person a âgitââ
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology 1
Noun
git (plural gits)
(British, slang, pejorative) A silly, incompetent, stupid, annoying, or childish person (usually a man).
Usage notes
• Git is usually used as an insult, more severe than twit but less severe than a true profanity like wanker or arsehole, and may often be used affectionately between friends. Get can also be used, with a subtle change of meaning. "You cheeky get!" is slightly less harsh than "You cheeky git!".
• Git is frequently used in conjunction with another word to achieve a more specific meaning. For instance a "smarmy git" refers to a person of a slimy, ingratiating disposition; a "jammy git" would be a person with undeserved luck. The phrase "grumpy old git", denoting a cantankerous old man, is used with particular frequency.
• In parts of northern England, Northern Ireland and Scotland, get is still used in preference to git. In the Republic of Ireland, get, rather than git is used.
• The word has been ruled by the Speaker of the House of Commons to be unparliamentary language.
Verb
git (third-person singular simple present gitting, present participle got, simple past and past participle gotten)
(Appalachian, Southern US, African-American Vernacular) To get.
(Appalachian, Southern US, African-American Vernacular) To leave.
Etymology 2
Noun
git (plural gits)
Alternative form of geat (channel in metal casting)
Anagrams
• GTi, IGT, tig
Source: Wiktionary
Git, n. (Founding)
Definition: See Geat.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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