Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A British person.
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- noun informal A
British person. - abbreviation
Britain - abbreviation
British - abbreviation lexicography
British English
Etymologies
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Examples
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One that, in Dadge's words, lives up to what he calls Brit grit.
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There's plonkers out there that will say it's short for yiddish like p*** is short for Pakistani, and that it's the same as the word 'Brit'.
The Guardian World News Anna Kessel 2011
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Because Brit-Brit is gone to make some cold hard cash off the episode.
"Glee" episode has Britney clapping her little hands -- ka-ching! Lisa de Moraes 2010
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– - Ya know, Brit is physically looking more and more like Pat Roberston, too.
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I agree with southwest in that enough has been said here, but I would end by saying that Brit is not offensive TO YOU NOW.
Purple Pain « POLICE INSPECTOR BLOG Inspector Gadget 2009
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That's because she'll be running for two: The Brit is expecting her second child in September.
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I find it most depressing that books written in Brit are adapted for the US.
I say pyjama… 2008
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My Brit is more than just a valuable bird dog - he's my friend and constant companion and losing him, as I did a few seasons back - for 24 hours - would be a heartbreak beyond words.
K-9 G.P.S. 2008
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Well, Lance Bass, former NSYNC member, has the rights to a previously unreleased song that Monroe recorded before her untimely death in 1962; he thinks that Brit is the perfect person to sing with Monroe on the track.
Archive 2007-05-06 Bill Crider 2007
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After 35 years of reading the news Brit is as capable as anyone in the WH to set American terror polity … ..
Think Progress » Hume: A Preemptive Strike on North Korea Would Be a ‘Successful Strategy’ 2006
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