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Lumberjack vs Git - What's the difference?

lumberjack | git |

As a noun lumberjack

is a person whose work is to fell trees.

As a verb lumberjack

is to work as a lumberjack, cutting down trees.

As an initialism git is

; gastrointestinal tract.

lumberjack

English

Noun

(wikipedia lumberjack) (en noun)
  • a person whose work is to fell trees.
  • a lumberjacket.

    • Synonyms

    * (a person who fells trees) faller, feller, logger, lumberman

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • To work as a lumberjack, cutting down trees.
  • * {{quote-news, year=2009, date=July 28, author=John Branch, title=Going Way of Old Growth, work=New York Times citation
    • , passage=Many of the lumberjacking memories have faded to black and white, the brightest moments colored mostly by Jim McKay’s yellow blazer. }}

    See also

    * lumbermill

    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.
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    • 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)

    • Anagrams

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