"jitty" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: jitties [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} jitty (plural jitties)
  1. (colloquial, Midlands) Alternative spelling of gitty (“type of passageway”) Tags: Midlands, alt-of, alternative, colloquial Alternative form of: gitty (extra: type of passageway) Synonyms: alley
    Sense id: en-jitty-en-noun-LeiP9aIM Categories (other): Midlands English

Inflected forms

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