英和和英

動詞

leg it (third-person singular simple present legs it, present participle legging it, simple past and past participle legged it)

1. (intransitive, British, slang) To run away, to flee.

   After snatching my handbag he just legged it.

2. (intransitive, British, slang) To hurry.

   As soon as I heard about the fire I legged it over here as fast as I could.

同意語

• book it, beat it, hightail it, scarper, scram, skedaddle, vamoose

アナグラム

• gilet

発音

• (英国発音, 米国発音, Canada, General Australian) IPA: /lɪˈd͡ʒɪt/, /ləˈd͡ʒɪt/
• 韻: -ɪt

名詞

legit (plural legits)

1. (theater, slang) A legitimate; a legitimate actor. [from 19th c.]
2. (slang) A legitimate child. [from 20th c.]

形容詞

legit (comparative more legit, superlative most legit)

1. (informal) Legitimate; legal; allowed by the rules; valid. [from 20th c.]

   Synonyms: acceptable, allowable, permissible; see also Thesaurus:valid

   1. (video games) Not using cheats.

      Did you see how fast that person was moving? I don't think they're legit.

2. (by extension, of a thing or person) Genuine, actual, literal or honest.

   Synonyms: legitimate, pukka, real; see also Thesaurus:genuine

   • 2023 October 12, Edgar Momplaisir, “A Few Badgeys More” (8:50 from the start), in Star Trek: Lower Decks‎, season 4, episode 7, spoken by Brad Boimler (Jack Quaid):

     “The Bynar ship went missing on stardate 58934.9.” “Okay, so your intel is legit, but this still feels like a trick.” “No. I'm a changed computer. Just look at me. Do you see the blue light?” “The light is reassuring.”

3. (slang) Genuinely good and possessing all the required or expected qualities; the real deal.

   Synonyms: genuine article, real McCoy

   I checked out her portfolio. She's legit.

   • 2025, Neil deGrasse Tyson, “Planets, Moons, and Cosmic Debris”, in Just Visiting This Planet, Revised and Updated for the Twenty-First Century (Science / Astronomy), Blackstone Publishing, →ISBN, →OCLC, page 33:

     If you neglect ex-planet Pluto's orbit, which is inclined 17 degrees from the plane of Earth's orbit, all the legit planet planes (as well as the equator of the Sun) lie within about 7 degrees of one another.

4. (slang) Cool by virtue of being genuine.

   Synonym: real

派生語

副詞

legit (comparative more legit, superlative most legit)

1. (informal) Legitimately; within the law. [from 20th c.]
2. (slang) Honestly; truly; seriously.

   He legit thinks he can pass the test on zero sleep.

   That legit scared the hell out of me.

   • 2024 October 8, Megan Uy, Tarah-Lynn Saint-Elien, “65+ Fall Prime Day Fashion Deals Your Closet Is Begging You to Shop”, in Cosmopolitan‎:

     Bras don't exactly run cheap. *Insert exhausting, never-ending spiel about the difficulties of being a woman*. But I found us a wireless bra that's moisture-wicking, smooth, stretchy, and has adjustable straps for legit less than 20 bucks.

アナグラム

• gilet

動詞

legit

1. third-person singular present active indicative of legō