Meaning

6 senses

  1. (uncountable)A style of Zimbabwean dance music played with drums and guitar.

  2. (US, derogatory)An inexperienced, foolhardy young man.

  3. (Florida, slang)A term of address for a young man.

    Wusgood witchu jit?

More meanings 3

  1. (slang)A child.

    That happened back when I was still a jit.

  2. (US, dated, slang)A nickel (“a 5-cent coin”).

  3. (slang, uncountable, vulgar)Semen.

Origin

Clipping of jitterbug. Clipping of jitney. Probably a variant of jism, see also jizz.

Clipping of jitterbug.

Clipping of jitney.

Probably a variant of jism, see also jizz.

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Forms

plural: jits

Word family

1 related words
Relatedjit-jive

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
jinnjinxjitterjitteryjoanna

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