"legit" meaning in All languages combined

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Adjective [English]

IPA: /ləˈd͡ʒɪt/ [US] Audio: En-au-legit.ogg [Australia] Forms: more legit [comparative], most legit [superlative]
Rhymes: -ɪt Etymology: Clipping of legitimate. Etymology templates: {{clipping|en|legitimate}} Clipping of legitimate Head templates: {{en-adj}} legit (comparative more legit, superlative most legit)
  1. (informal) Legitimate; legal; allowed by the rules; valid. Tags: informal
    Sense id: en-legit-en-adj-Gl93sa4Q
  2. (informal) Legitimate; legal; allowed by the rules; valid.
    (video games) Not using cheats.
    Tags: informal Categories (topical): Video games
    Sense id: en-legit-en-adj-EdJ4HQXD Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Old Norse entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 3 15 4 12 31 28 0 5 1 Disambiguation of Old Norse entries with incorrect language header: 2 20 2 10 25 22 0 3 1 6 6 3 1 Topics: video-games
  3. (by extension, of a thing or person) Genuine, actual, literal or honest. Tags: broadly
    Sense id: en-legit-en-adj-V6pYrYuI
  4. (slang) Genuinely good and possessing all the required or expected qualities; the real deal. Tags: slang
    Sense id: en-legit-en-adj-nl9x4Ud2 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 3 15 4 12 31 28 0 5 1
  5. (slang) Cool by virtue of being genuine. Tags: slang
    Sense id: en-legit-en-adj-~zWEJXzW Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Old Norse entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 3 15 4 12 31 28 0 5 1 Disambiguation of Old Norse entries with incorrect language header: 2 20 2 10 25 22 0 3 1 6 6 3 1
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Translations (allowed by the rules): legal (German), rechtmäßig (German)
Disambiguation of 'allowed by the rules': 49 49 1 1 0

Adverb [English]

IPA: /ləˈd͡ʒɪt/ [US] Audio: En-au-legit.ogg [Australia] Forms: more legit [comparative], most legit [superlative]
Rhymes: -ɪt Etymology: Clipping of legitimate. Etymology templates: {{clipping|en|legitimate}} Clipping of legitimate Head templates: {{en-adv}} legit (comparative more legit, superlative most legit)
  1. (informal) Legitimately; within the law. Tags: informal
    Sense id: en-legit-en-adv-ZVZk-oha Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Old Norse entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 3 15 4 12 31 28 0 5 1 Disambiguation of Old Norse entries with incorrect language header: 2 20 2 10 25 22 0 3 1 6 6 3 1
  2. (slang) Honestly; truly; seriously. Tags: slang
    Sense id: en-legit-en-adv-jbeL8OVJ

Noun [English]

IPA: /ləˈd͡ʒɪt/ [US] Audio: En-au-legit.ogg [Australia] Forms: legits [plural]
Rhymes: -ɪt Etymology: Clipping of legitimate. Etymology templates: {{clipping|en|legitimate}} Clipping of legitimate Head templates: {{en-noun}} legit (plural legits)
  1. (theater, slang) A legitimate; a legitimate actor. Tags: slang Categories (topical): Theater
    Sense id: en-legit-en-noun-NCZXg~wI Topics: entertainment, lifestyle, theater
  2. (slang) A legitimate child. Tags: slang
    Sense id: en-legit-en-noun-HQXSB11n

Verb [Latin]

Forms: lēgit [canonical]
Head templates: {{head|la|verb form|head=lēgit}} lēgit
  1. third-person singular perfect active indicative of legō Tags: active, form-of, indicative, perfect, singular, third-person Form of: legō
    Sense id: en-legit-la-verb-9S~lV~fT Categories (other): Latin entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Latin entries with incorrect language header: 50 50

Verb [Latin]

Head templates: {{head|la|verb form}} legit
  1. third-person singular present active indicative of legō Tags: active, form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person Form of: legō
    Sense id: en-legit-la-verb-kpM1zMPl Categories (other): Latin entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Latin entries with incorrect language header: 50 50

Verb [Old Norse]

Head templates: {{head|non|participle form}} legit
  1. strong neuter nominative/accusative singular of leginn Tags: accusative, form-of, neuter, nominative, participle, singular, strong Form of: leginn
    Sense id: en-legit-non-verb-lW-5~ewg

Verb [Old Norse]

Head templates: {{head|non|verb form}} legit
  1. supine of liggja Tags: form-of, supine Form of: liggja
    Sense id: en-legit-non-verb-QUSFqjUX

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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