igitt

German edit

Etymology edit

19th century, of northern German origin. Probably a minced oath/veiled use of a phrase like o Gott (“oh God!”), compare oh God.^[1] Or, an extended form of (the presumably imitative) ih (“ew, yuck”) possibly influenced by the former.

Pronunciation edit

IPA^(key): /iˈɡɪt/
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Interjection edit

igitt!

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!

References edit

^ “igitt” in Duden online