Legit
adjective
True and real, not fake.
She found a legit reason to skip the class.
Often appears as...
- legit reason
- legit concern
Usage tips
Informal
Colloquial
adverb
Really, truly.
I legit don't understand this chapter.
Often appears as...
- legit don't
- legit can't
Usage tips
Informal
Colloquial
adjective
Allowed by law or rules.
His business is totally legit and pays taxes regularly.
Often appears as...
- totally legit
- legit business
adjective
True and real, not fake.
She found a legit reason to skip the class.
Often appears as...
- legit reason
- legit concern
Usage tips
Informal
Colloquial
adverb
Really, truly.
I legit don't understand this chapter.
Often appears as...
- legit don't
- legit can't
Usage tips
Informal
Colloquial
adjective
Allowed by law or rules.
His business is totally legit and pays taxes regularly.
Often appears as...
- totally legit
- legit business
Definition 1 of 3
Pro Tip 1/3Slang Use
Used informally, often in casual conversation among friends or on social media.
That skatepark is legit the best in town.
Pro Tip 2/3Younger Crowd
Popular among younger people, might not be understood or appreciated by older generations.
She's legit the smartest person in our class, no joke!
Pro Tip 3/3Overexaggeration Caution
Avoid overusing 'legit' to describe things, as it may come off as insincere.
He says he's legit broke, but he just bought a new phone.
Compare with
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Video examples
Do 9 out of 10 dentists...
you know that's not statistically significant. It's just a marketing ploy. So the next time you see one of these ads, What were people actually asked? What's gone unsaid? And what was the survey context? Hopefully, with those three questions and a little bit of skepticism, you will be able to understand when the data is legit
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The mystery box PIPE JJ...
from going out there and getting the technology. You can lease, rent, buy stuff off the shelf that is either as good, or just as good, as the stuff that's being used by the, you know, "legit people." No community is best served when only the elite have control. And I feel like this is an amazing opportunity
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Depressed dogs, cats...
and had you asked me eight, nine years ago, about these, I would have told you that they were hopelessly sentimental and maybe too anthropomorphic in the wrong way and maybe even staged, and what I can tell you now is that there is actually something to this. This is legit. In fact, some interesting studies
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Jay Silver: Hack a...
and I saw in my own son, I gave him this book. I'm a good hippie dad, so I'm like, "Okay, you're going to learn to love the moon. I'm going to give you some building blocks and they're nonrectilinear cactus building blocks, so it's totally legit."
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Street Art for Hope and...
Then this guy came to me and said, "Man, why you don't write in English?" and I replied to him, "I would consider your concern legit if you asked me why I didn't write in Zulu." In Paris, once, there was this event,
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Narcotics Hidden in...
OFFICER MAINOR Yeah. It looked legit because see how it's stitched? Sometimes you just can't skip steps. It's that simple. It's that easy. So now we're going to test it and see what we have. MALE What do you think?
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Hacking objects and...
that just seems to be a Super Bowl I was diggin before it legit we have to travel with issues of Middle Ages moment when the security in the airport come out and it is like what is it what is it
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Meet a Competitive...
weigh and probably spent like $40 when we got a bunch of them it was like a legit turning point like my life like started to change actually it just clicked for me
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Alex Honnold Rappels...
This is, like, pretty legit. That's, like, a long ways. I'm pretty pleased you're saying that. I'm definitely feeling it.
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Safari Live - Day 202 PIPE...
reason I wants to know right is that what a jackal noise sounds like Archie he just looks at me I said Archie legit
Video examples
Do 9 out of 10 dentists...
you know that's not statistically significant. It's just a marketing ploy. So the next time you see one of these ads, What were people actually asked? What's gone unsaid? And what was the survey context? Hopefully, with those three questions and a little bit of skepticism, you will be able to understand when the data is legit
Video examples
The mystery box PIPE JJ...
from going out there and getting the technology. You can lease, rent, buy stuff off the shelf that is either as good, or just as good, as the stuff that's being used by the, you know, "legit people." No community is best served when only the elite have control. And I feel like this is an amazing opportunity
Video examples
Depressed dogs, cats...
and had you asked me eight, nine years ago, about these, I would have told you that they were hopelessly sentimental and maybe too anthropomorphic in the wrong way and maybe even staged, and what I can tell you now is that there is actually something to this. This is legit. In fact, some interesting studies
Video examples
Jay Silver: Hack a...
and I saw in my own son, I gave him this book. I'm a good hippie dad, so I'm like, "Okay, you're going to learn to love the moon. I'm going to give you some building blocks and they're nonrectilinear cactus building blocks, so it's totally legit."
Video examples
Street Art for Hope and...
Then this guy came to me and said, "Man, why you don't write in English?" and I replied to him, "I would consider your concern legit if you asked me why I didn't write in Zulu." In Paris, once, there was this event,
Video examples
Narcotics Hidden in...
OFFICER MAINOR Yeah. It looked legit because see how it's stitched? Sometimes you just can't skip steps. It's that simple. It's that easy. So now we're going to test it and see what we have. MALE What do you think?
Video examples
Hacking objects and...
that just seems to be a Super Bowl I was diggin before it legit we have to travel with issues of Middle Ages moment when the security in the airport come out and it is like what is it what is it
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Meet a Competitive...
weigh and probably spent like $40 when we got a bunch of them it was like a legit turning point like my life like started to change actually it just clicked for me
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Alex Honnold Rappels...
This is, like, pretty legit. That's, like, a long ways. I'm pretty pleased you're saying that. I'm definitely feeling it.
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Safari Live - Day 202 PIPE...
reason I wants to know right is that what a jackal noise sounds like Archie he just looks at me I said Archie legit
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Fat Joe
American Musician
I was really from the streets, and I really did hustle in a major way. When I got my record deal, I left the streets alone as far as hustling. I never, ever hustled again. I said, 'I'm gonna change my life, I'm going legit. This is where I'm at.
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Jonah Peretti
American Businessman
It's important that all my friends have verified Twitter accounts. The blue checkmark makes me feel comfortable and like I'm friends with a legit, high-quality person. I also prefer friends with ridiculously long usernames.
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Laura Benanti
American Actress
Usually, in musical theater, if you sing operatically or if you sing in a legit style, you're the heart of the show. You maybe get to be moving and do dramatic stuff, but it's very rare to be that funny.
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G-Eazy
American Musician
When I first decided I wanted to make beats and write songs and stuff like that, it wasn't like I sat down and the first thing I wrote was even halfway legit. It took a while to find my way through it.
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JaVale McGee
American Athlete
Sometimes I go in and try to write beats, but I just trash 'em, and then the next time I go in, I'll make like six beats - six legit, nice beats. I'm really particular with how it needs to sound.
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Jill Scott
American Musician
I like to be in the now, now. Sometimes musicians have to wait for me to be genuine with it. As an actor, I don't have that luxury. You have to make it legit when they say 'action.
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Ilana Glazer
American Actress
I decided I would go to NYU so I could get into the comedy world and have legit housing, and my parents would not have trusted investing in a straight-up comedy career.
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Swara Bhaskar
Indian Actress
I feel glamour has a legit place on the ramp and in the fashion world. In films, glamour has to service the story.
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Barry Keoghan
Irish Actor
Everyone wants to be Batman; I want to be Robin. I'll make Robin cool. Make him legit.
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Jennifer Damiano
American Actress
I legit can not parallel park. This is no joke!
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Fat Joe
American Musician
I was really from the streets, and I really did hustle in a major way. When I got my record deal, I left the streets alone as far as hustling. I never, ever hustled again. I said, 'I'm gonna change my life, I'm going legit. This is where I'm at.
Quote examples
Jonah Peretti
American Businessman
It's important that all my friends have verified Twitter accounts. The blue checkmark makes me feel comfortable and like I'm friends with a legit, high-quality person. I also prefer friends with ridiculously long usernames.
Quote examples
Laura Benanti
American Actress
Usually, in musical theater, if you sing operatically or if you sing in a legit style, you're the heart of the show. You maybe get to be moving and do dramatic stuff, but it's very rare to be that funny.
Quote examples
G-Eazy
American Musician
When I first decided I wanted to make beats and write songs and stuff like that, it wasn't like I sat down and the first thing I wrote was even halfway legit. It took a while to find my way through it.
Quote examples
JaVale McGee
American Athlete
Sometimes I go in and try to write beats, but I just trash 'em, and then the next time I go in, I'll make like six beats - six legit, nice beats. I'm really particular with how it needs to sound.
Quote examples
Jill Scott
American Musician
I like to be in the now, now. Sometimes musicians have to wait for me to be genuine with it. As an actor, I don't have that luxury. You have to make it legit when they say 'action.
Quote examples
Ilana Glazer
American Actress
I decided I would go to NYU so I could get into the comedy world and have legit housing, and my parents would not have trusted investing in a straight-up comedy career.
Quote examples
Swara Bhaskar
Indian Actress
I feel glamour has a legit place on the ramp and in the fashion world. In films, glamour has to service the story.
Quote examples
Barry Keoghan
Irish Actor
Everyone wants to be Batman; I want to be Robin. I'll make Robin cool. Make him legit.
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Jennifer Damiano
American Actress
I legit can not parallel park. This is no joke!
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