igitt

== German == === Etymology === 19th century, of northern German origin. Probably a minced oath/veiled use of a phrase like o Gott (“oh God!”), compare oh God. Or, an extended form of (the presumably imitative) ih (“ew, yuck; sound of disgust”), possibly influenced by the former. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /iˈɡɪt/ === Interjection === igitt! an exclamation of disgust: yuck!, ew!, phew!, ugh! Synonyms: ih, iiih; bah, bäh; pfui; üäh, wäh === References === === Further reading === “igitt” in Duden online “igitt” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache