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gett

noun · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

A nasty person.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: Geordie, Northern-England, derogatory

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noun

Meaning 2

A child, especially a mischievous one.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: Northumbria

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noun

Meaning 3

Alternative form of get (“Jewish writ of divorce”).

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: alt-of, alternative

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History

Etymology

From Scots gaet.

From Hebrew גֵּט (gēṭ).