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▪ I. jit1|dʒɪt|
abbrev. jitney 1.
1913Awgwan (Univ. of Nebraska) 3 June 10 We went to the second jit show. 1915G. Bronson-Howard God's Man iv. iv. 264 Keeping tab on you and knowing how much you snatch to the last jit. 1926J. Black You can't Win xx. 318 A ‘jit’, as the Southern negro affectionately calls his nickel. 1931J. T. Farrell in New Rev. (Paris) I. 24 Say Vinc lemme take a nickel will yuh?.. You'll lemme take a jit won'tcha?.. I'll give yuh the jitney back with a nickel interest. 1946B. Treadwell Big Bk. of Swing 124/2 Jit, five-cent piece.
▪ II. jit2 U.S. slang. depreciatory.|dʒɪt|
[Origin unknown.]
A Black person, a Negro.
1931G. Irwin Amer. Tramp & Underworld Slang 110 Jit... A negro, or, more usually, a negress, and seemingly a term of derision. 1936Mencken Amer. Lang. (ed. 4) 296 For Negro..jit. 1942Berrey & Van den Bark Amer. Thes. Slang §385/14 Negro, jit.
▪ III. jit, n.3 Music.
Brit. |ˈdʒɪt|, U.S. |ˈdʒɪt|
Forms: also with capital initial.
[‹ Shona jiti a style of popular music, the dance done to this.]
A style of popular music originating in Zimbabwe, combining elements of traditional African music with a fast dance rhythm and a prominent (electric) guitar sound. Also jit-jive.
[1978P. Berliner Soul of Mbira ii. 26 That modern Shona musical trends have made their impact..is illustrated by such hybrid African-Western styles as..jez (jazz) or jiti, dance music.] 1980Voice of Voiceless (S. Afr.) 20 Aug. 14 Scamto goes hand in glove with Jit, khwela, marabi, mbcqanga, soul, jazz, disco-jive. 1987Sunday Express Mag. 28 June 39/2 Their infectious ‘jit-jive’ pop songs captivated audiences..and landed them a contract with WEA. 1993Guardian 30 Sept. ii. 8/5 At one point he and his brass section left the stage in mid-song to wander..out into Frith Street, where passers by were regaled by the sounds of Harare jit. 2002E. Chitando Singing Culture iii. 44 Rumba, reggae, country, choir music, jit and other types marked the music of the new nation. |