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ConnectWord · Ages 11-22 · In use

jit

A kid or a young person. Also used for someone new or inexperienced, like a rookie.

Some lil jit just beat me at Fortnite.

For parents and educators

Usually light teasing, not mean.

Where it came from

From African American English, by many accounts in Florida. Online since the early 2000s.

Also heard as

lil jit, jits

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