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legit., legit, a. and n.2|lɪˈdʒɪt|
Colloq. abbrev. of legitimate a., n., esp. of sense 2 b of the adj. Also in phr. on the legit, within the law.
1897National Police Gaz. (U.S.) 26 May 6/1 Bob is envious of Corbett's success as a ‘legit’. It pained him to see Jim strutting through four acts of a real play. Ibid., Bob now wants to go into the ‘legit’. 1904Daily Chron. 22 Oct. 7/4 At the Hippodrome, four more ‘legits’ make their first appearance in ‘variety’. 1908‘One of the Old Brigade’ London in Sixties xiv. 177 Scene shifters, stage carpenters, actors, everything and everybody strictly ‘legit’ should have the preference of guzzling and swilling to the memory of the immortal poet. 1923H. Ruby Let. 16 Aug. in G. Marx Groucho Lett. (1967) 184 He clicked as a legit actor on Broadway. 1931G. Irwin Amer. Tramp & Underworld Slang 138 On the legit, honest. 1936N. Coward Tonight at 8.30 I. 93 When she stabs herself—she takes such a time about it—that's legits all over. 1946Mezzrow & Wolfe Really Blues ii. 21 Once Sid got..a hundred cases of booze on the legit..but..would sooner have his throat cut than push them at legit prices at the drugstores. 1952W. R. Burnett Vanity Row (1953) v. 41 In the early 'twenties he'd served time..for bootlegging. .. Since then.., he'd been..on the legit. 1955E. Bowen World of Love xi. 206 Left no children—anyway, no legits. 1957J. Osborne Entertainer v. 38 I'd gone legit. for a while..and I'd been in ‘The Tale of Two Cities’. 1961Times 29 Nov. 11/5 It provided funds for penetration into ‘legit’ business for the gang lords. 1965J. B. Priestley Lost Empires i. ii. 16 She used to be legit and pretends to be very haigh-clarss,..though she's only playing feed to a comedian. 1967J. Horton in T. Kochman Rappin' & Stylin' Out (1972) 22 Identified as white, a lame, and square, I had to build up an image of being at least ‘legit’ (not working for the police). 1969B. Malcolm in A. Chapman New Black Voices (1972) 384 First time I was sweet sixteen Marriage license, zircon ring—all legit. 1970C. Wood Terrible Hard viii. 112 I've never been ‘legit’ as you might say.., just an old-fashioned song and dance girl. 1972R. Hill Fairly Dangerous Thing ii. vii. 185 A business acquaintance. Runs an escort service. Legit. High class. 1972New Society 7 Dec. 559/1 The age of legit drinking will come down from 18 to 17. 1973‘H. Howard’ Highway to Murder x. 127 This dough isn't strictly legit. |