legit
pronunciation
How to pronounce legit in British English:
UK [lɪˈdʒɪt]
How to pronounce legit in American English:
US [ləˈdʒɪt]
Word Origin
- legit
- colloquial shortening of legitimate, 1897, originally in theater, in reference to legitimate drama, that which has literary merit (Shakespeare, etc.).
Example
- 1. To his surprise , his photoshop experts deemed the pictures legit .
- 2. Are you sure these look legit ?
- 3. And for some fricking reason the only two administrators that were showing up on my control panel were all legit .
- 4. Meanwhile kazaa turned into a legit music subscription service in july this year .
- 5. Meetings run late , your kids need picked up from school , the ironing is calling you , your neighbour drops by for a long chat . Whatever it is , it 's probably legit , but your workout just keeps getting pushed aside .