Ghit vs Git - What's the difference?

ghit | git |

As nouns the difference between ghit and git

is that ghit is a hit obtained using the search engine Google while git is a contemptible person.

As a verb git is

to get.

ghit

English

Noun

(en noun)

A hit obtained using the search engine Google.

* 2004 , 3 February, Trevor, kalebeul'', post ''Shame :

Igry ( 1]/[http://www.languagehat.com/archives/001111.php 2]/[http://itre.cis.upenn.edu/~myl/languagelog/archives/000401.html 3) – a (research-driven?) neologism expressing a voyeuristic, laissez-faire sense of shame – already gets slightly more ghits (ca 200 to 175, once you’ve sifted out the Russians) than its Catalan equivalent, vergonya aliena'', although it’s still way behind ''plaatsvervangende schaamte'' and ''vergüenza ajena'' (not to mention ''verguenza ajena ).

* 2004 , 9 February, Mark Liberman, Language Log'', post ''Igry and ghits :

For me, though, the most important thing in his post is the neologism ghits'. Now there's a word that fills a need! I don't know if this is Trevor's coinage, but it seems to be pretty new: "'''ghits'''" has 2380 ' ghits , at the moment, but all the 50 or so that I checked were programming language variable names, words in languages other than English, alternative spellings of "gits", or jokes like "ghits and siggles". Anyhow, I'm in Trevor's debt for the tip, and if he's the author, he deserves immortal renown.

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Update: it seems that Trevor is the responsible party. He's posted that

*:: I am having 1,500 cards printed with "ghit = google hit © 2004 followthebaldie.com" and am going to flog them down the Ramblas this lunchtime. I am unsure as to whether this constitutes a business plan.

* 2004 , 8 August, Mark Liberman, Language Log'', post ''Superfluity and Uselessness :

“Fifth wheel” is a common expression for superfluity, common in frames like “feel like a fifth wheel” (538 ghits ), but it's not so commonly used in the frame “ADJ as a ___”.

* 2004 , 22 October, TEFL Smiler, post Searching Sue de Nimes :

I'm quite baffled, in fact, that there are so few ghits' (Google hits) for this search, as the idea seems so obvious. Even if you spell it without the final 's', you end up with only one extra ' ghit .

*2005 , 9 May, Derek Thornton, forum post (broken link):

"In the meantime, I am working on the specification for a Word-Add-on ("Ghit'-it?"®). It scans keyboard input continuously, Google-searches the Internet in the background for each term, phrase, or expression and generates an error message if its '''ghit'''-value is below a preset threshold, or optionally replaces the term or expression with the nearest equivalent having the highest ' ghit count.

git

English

Alternative forms

* get

Etymology 1

From (etyl) , related to beget. (from Online Etymology Dictionary)

Noun

(en noun)

(British, slang, pejorative) A contemptible person.

(British, slang, pejorative) A silly, incompetent, stupid, annoying or childish person.

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 , '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 .

Verb

(gitt)

(Appalachian, Southern US, AAVE) To get.

(Appalachian, Southern US, AAVE) To leave.

Etymology 2

Noun

(en noun)

(channel in metal casting)

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