git

git
n
British
an unpleasant or worthless person. Many saloon-bar lexicologists have claimed that this word is an Arabic term of abuse, meaning 'pregnant camel', which was imported by servicemen who had been stationed in Egypt. The Arabic word does exist, but was probably noticed by British soldiers because the word git, a southern pronunciation of get (bastard or fool), was already part of their stock of vulgar-isms.
► 'A frightfully clever chap called Stephen Fry, sending up all those smug gits who present kids' TV. (Hmmm... comes across as a bit of a smug git himself.)' (News of the World, 15 May 1988)

Contemporary slang . 2014.

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