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Nitty vs Gitty - What's the difference?

nitty | gitty |

As an adjective nitty

is (obsolete|slang) shining; elegant; spruce.

As a noun gitty is

a narrow, pedestrian, passageway in a residential area, between high brick walls, wooden fences, hedges, etc.

nitty

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • (obsolete, slang) Shining; elegant; spruce.
  • * Marston
    • O sweet, nitty youth.
  • Full of nits.
    • (Ben Jonson)

    gitty

    English

    Noun

    (gitties)
  • A narrow, pedestrian, passageway in a residential area, between high brick walls, wooden fences, hedges, etc.

    • See also

    *alley *alleyway *entry *gennel, ginnel, guinnel, gunnel, jennel *jitty *passage *shut *snicket *twitchel *wynd

    References

    * Entry: [http://http://www.thefreedictionary.com/entry] * Jitty: BBC Derbyshire Dictionary feature. * Gitty: BBC Derby Conversations feature.