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by mirimir 3985 days ago
> Git is a mild pejorative with origins in British English for a silly, incompetent, stupid, annoying, senile, elderly or childish person. It is usually an insult, more severe than twit or idiot but less severe than wanker, arsehole or twat.[0]

[0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Git_%28slang%29

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So by naming itself as a "hub of gits", github has preemptively insulted all of us. Outrage!