igitt

German

Etymology

19th century, of northern German origin. Probably a minced oath/veiled use of a phrase like o Gott (“oh God!”), compare oh God. Or, an extended form of (the presumably imitative) ih (“ew, yuck”) possibly influenced by the former.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /iˈɡɪt/

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Interjection

igitt!

1. an exclamation of disgust: yuck!, ew!, phew!, ugh!

   Synonyms: ih, iiih; bah, bäh; pfui; üäh, wäh

   Ich habe das verbrannte Brot gerochen und sofort "igitt!" gedacht.

   I smelled the burnt bread and immediately thought "ugh!"

   Er hat mir gesagt, dass er dich bumsen will. – Igitt!

   He told me that he wants to bonk you. – Ew!

   In meinem Salat ist ein Wurm! Igitt!

   There is a worm in my salad! Ew!

Further reading

• “igitt” in Duden online
• “igitt” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache