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legit

adjective
le·​git | \ li-ˈjit How to pronounce legit (audio) \

Definition of legit

slang

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Examples of legit in a Sentence

What she's doing is perfectly legit. All I want is a legit chance to succeed.

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The Rusal agreement just showed everybody this is legit. Simon Shuster/london, Time, "A Kremlin-Linked Firm Invested Millions in Kentucky. Were They After More Than Money?," 13 Aug. 2019 According to an insider, the meet-ups are indeed legit. Erica Gonzales, Harper's BAZAAR, "Gigi Hadid and Tyler Cameron's Dates Are "Definitely Real," Apparently," 7 Aug. 2019 How legit are Colorado receiver Laviska Shenault’s prospects for the Heisman Trophy? Jon Wilner, The Mercury News, "Hotline newsletter: Expanded Pac-12 coverage coming this fall, ASU’s new QB, Clay Helton’s hot seat and more," 14 Aug. 2019 Other times, the price drop might be really legit, but the product itself is hot garbage. Samantha Gordon, USA TODAY, "The 5 best Amazon deals you can get this Wednesday," 31 July 2019 People install them assuming that any software offered in a store run by Chrome or Firefox has got to be legit. Geoffrey A. Fowler, The Denver Post, "Browser extensions collect and sell data with almost no oversight," 28 July 2019 Concerned about losing social-media momentum, Binske vice president of business development Alex Pasternack spent two weeks submitting documents to Instagram, trying to prove his company was legit. Craig Giammona, chicagotribune.com, "Advertising weed is tough when the Feds consider you a drug dealer," 24 July 2019 Oatly’s latest offering is milk- and nut-free, but this oat milk treat is seriously legit. Michelle Santiago Cortés, refinery29.com, "Oatly’s Oat Milk Ice Cream Is Here & It’s Seriously Delicious," 15 June 2019 People install them assuming that any software offered in a store run by Chrome or Firefox has got to be legit. Geoffrey A. Fowler, The Denver Post, "Browser extensions collect and sell data with almost no oversight," 28 July 2019

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First Known Use of legit

1907, in the meaning defined above

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