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Polish · Joy & Zajebiście

git

GEET · /ɡit/

All good / cool / sorted.

1/5 Grandma-safe

mild, playful; fine on daytime TV

Literally

"(from grypsera prison slang, ultimately Yiddish 'gut')"

Word-for-word — which is rarely what it means.

How to use it

One syllable of pure okay-ness: "wszystko git" (all good), "git, dzięki" (cool, thanks), "jest git" (we're sorted). Astonishing pedigree — it climbed out of grypsera, the Polish prison argot, where "git człowiek" meant a solid, trustworthy man, and went fully mainstream decades ago. Severity 1 now; your barista says it. The deluxe jokey form is "git majonez" (git mayonnaise), which means the same but with a grin.

Heard in the wild

Przelew doszedł? — Git, to zamawiam.

The transfer came through? — Cool, ordering now.

Where it lands

Poland (universal); ex-prison slang gone respectable

Quick answers

What does "git" mean?
In Polish, "git" means "All good / cool / sorted.". Literally it's "(from grypsera prison slang, ultimately Yiddish 'gut')". One syllable of pure okay-ness: "wszystko git" (all good), "git, dzięki" (cool, thanks), "jest git" (we're sorted). Astonishing pedigree — it climbed out of grypsera, the Polish prison argot, where "git człowiek" meant a solid, trustworthy man, and went fully mainstream decades ago. Severity 1 now; your barista says it. The deluxe jokey form is "git majonez" (git mayonnaise), which means the same but with a grin.
Is "git" offensive?
It's on the mild end — 1/5 (Grandma-safe) on the Punch-o-Meter. mild, playful; fine on daytime TV.
How do you pronounce "git"?
Say it "GEET" — capitals mark the stressed syllable. In IPA: ɡit.

Related in Polish

zajebisty zah-yeh-BEES-tih Fucking awesome / badass — the great slang-POSITIVE of the jebać family. sztos SHTOHSS A banger / top-tier / excellent — clean superlative slang. ekstra EX-trah Great / awesome — the all-ages enthusiasm word. zajefajny zah-yeh-FYE-nih Awesome-but-printable — zajebisty with the curse swapped out mid-word. spoko SPOH-koh Chill / no worries / it's fine — the great Polish de-escalator. na zdrowie! nah ZDROH-vyeh Cheers! — the standard toast (and also 'bless you' after a sneeze).

The same idea, elsewhere

Via concepts like "That's awesome".

how to say "That's awesome" →

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