The Mudcat Café TM
Thread #116600   Message #2506385
Posted By: Snuffy
02-Dec-08 - 07:33 PM
Thread Name: Origin of the word 'gig'
Subject: RE: Origin of the word 'gig'
I think the insulting noun "git" was originally southern English, but due to the all-pervading influence of TV etc seems to be supplanting the northern "get" that I grew up using.