legit

See also: leg it

English

Etymology

Clipping of legitimate.

Pronunciation

  • (US) IPA(key): /ləˈdʒɪt/

Adjective

legit (comparative more legit, superlative most legit)

  1. (informal) legitimate; legal; allowed by the rules; valid
  2. (by extension) genuine, actual, literal or honest, of a thing or person
  3. (slang) cool by virtue of being genuine (considered to be the real deal)

Adverb

legit (comparative more legit, superlative most legit)

  1. (slang) honestly; truly; seriously
    He legit thinks he can pass the test on zero sleep.
    That legit scared the hell out of me.

Anagrams

Latin

Verb

lēgit

  1. third-person singular perfect active indicative of legō

legit

  1. third-person singular present active indicative of legō
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