legit

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adjective

le·git li-ˈjit

Synonyms of legit next

informal

: legitimate: such as

: accordant with law or with established legal forms and requirements

a legit business

Nolan, a retired thief, is 50-ish and legit now, owner of a successful shopping-mall restaurant …—

Publishers Weekly

Set in Las Vegas in the '70s and '80s, "Casino" shows a mob man … trying to go legit while running a casino, but being dragged back into bloody conflict by a ruthless colleague …—

Bruce Westbrook

: being exactly as intended or presented : not spurious or false

The offer is legit.

"So, I double-checked the e-mail address, which looked legit, and I called the guy, and he seemed legit."—

Robert Kuttner

also : being an actual example of something specified

Phone addiction is a legit threat on the roads … —

Cam Fuller

But Betty … even goes out of her way to hurt Veronica by trying to strike up a new friendship with Cheryl Blossom. Cheryl is a legit psycho though and a total creep, so that doesn't last long. —

Benjamin Bailey

: genuinely good, impressive, or capable of success

They have a legit shot at winning the championship.

"She had this bad habit of making all her shots," said Washington coach Phil Chase. "Let's face it. She's legit."—

USA Today

For all the crap Killington takes, it's still one huge place with plenty of legit terrain and good skiers.—

Skiing

: conforming to recognized principles or accepted rules and standards

He has a legit claim to a rematch.

also : fair or reasonable : valid

a legit question/concern

There's an upside to your discomfort: It's a legit excuse to get a weekly massage. —

Richard Lalibert

legit

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adverb

slang

: really, actually

—used for emphasis

"… I got a lot going on, and I don't remember things very well, and I forgot. I legit forgot."—

Kristen Bell

"I legit tracked down the neighborhood ice cream truck guy and hit him up until he agreed to show on my block the day of the shoot. … "—

Miss Eaves

"Now, I didn't want to be one of the people disappointed in the finale. But I legit don't know what's happening. It's like they just gave up on a storyline."—

DeRay Mckesson

"I think we legit overpowered our monitors," country singer Brett Kissel proclaimed late in the evening at the Palomino Smokehouse in downtown Calgary.—

David Friend

Example Sentences

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

Recent Examples on the Web

Adjective

No legit walk-in hunter carries all the gear in on his back. —

Joe Genzel, Outdoor Life, 5 Nov. 2020 For those who are unconvinced that MGK's new phase is legit from those hits, recommend one deeper cut off Tickets to My Downfall to try to persuade them. —

Billboard Staff, Billboard, 6 Oct. 2020 Moore claims he was also denied potential profits after being given what a knowledgeable source suggests was a dubious contract that Bryan allegedly copied and pasted from a legit deal that the former child actor had signed with the film’s producers. —

Chris Gardner, The Hollywood Reporter, 22 June 2023 Once Rolen is enshrined this summer, perhaps that is the next conversation to be had: Are there legit candidates among the veterans not yet enshrined? —

Evan Grant, Dallas News, 22 June 2023 How about a new vacuum that’ll legit do all of the work for you? —

Addison Aloian, Women's Health, 21 June 2023 These are totally legit questions and good to know in advance. —

Kristin Koch, Seventeen, 20 June 2023 Similarly, your personal list of top five Huntsville pizza places is just as legit as ours at AL.com. —

Matt Wake | Mwake@al.com, al, 13 June 2023 If the renders are legit then the Galaxy Watch 6 Classic is almost visually identical to the Galaxy Watch 4 Classic. —

Jess Weatherbed, The Verge, 24 May 2023 See More

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