[E-Q&A] Re: [SOC] Easter Monday

Tue Apr 13 10:36:02 2004

Thanks! As Rick indicated, git for get is hillbilly pronunciation and sure
didn't fit the context. I definitely didn't expect Ron Weasley to be saying
something truly foul, but I gathered it was not complimentary, either. (25F
last night but 80F by Thursday. It is getting hard to know what to wear in
eastern Iowa, lately).  73 Jan N0AAA

----- Original Message -----
From: "Paul Bartlett" <[email protected]>
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Sent: Tuesday, April 13, 2004 7:22 AM
Subject: Re: [E-Q&A] Re: [SOC] Easter Monday

> > several folks who are not approved of are referred to as a "git". What
the
> > H*#@ does "git" mean in this context? Thanks, 73 Jan N0AAA
>
> "Git" in English argot really just means "person" in a slightly
perjorative
> sense. As in "sad git" (a person in need of sympathy) or "old git" (a
person
> 'annually challenged'). It's generally not an offensive term and mostly
> employed with poor attempts at humo(u)r.
>
> Paul ;-)
>
>
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