What does "gittish" mean?

Like a git; jerkish; obnoxious.

What is a synonym for "gittish"?

Common synonyms include: annoying, obnoxious, pesky.

Gittish

adj, slang

adj, slang ·Uncommon ·College level

Definitions

Adjective

1
Like a git; jerkish; obnoxious. UK, slang
"Prince George is shy and just pretends to be bluff and crass and unbelievably thick and gittish, whilst deep down he is a soft little marshmallowy, pigletty type of creature."

Synonyms

All synonyms

annoying obnoxious pesky

Example

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"Prince George is shy and just pretends to be bluff and crass and unbelievably thick and gittish, whilst deep down he is a soft little marshmallowy, pigletty type of creature."

Etymology

From git + -ish.

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