Paul Gilbert

My first official teaching job was at GIT, which was fantastic because I wanted to pay the rent and I got to stay in the building, which is an inspiring place to be - the vibe was there. My first gig was doing private lessons. It went great. Then they decided to promote me to a classroom teacher. I taught a class called Single String Technique.

American Musician

Steve Jones

In '77 there was no Internet, there was no Twitter or Facebook, and I think that, without being some old git who hates anything new, people's attention spans are too short. Back then you had 'Top Of The Pops' and 'Melody Maker,' and you had to make the effort to go to a show so that you absorbed the culture of music.

English Musician

Alexei Sayle

If you travel to the States... they have a lot of different words than like what we use. For instance: they say 'elevator', we say 'lift'; they say 'drapes', we say 'curtains'; they say 'president', we say 'seriously deranged git.

British Comedian

Ross Kemp

I'm an old git now, so I would say this, but television was better when there were less channels. There was more concentration and selection in terms of the output.

English Actor

Alice Walker

Us sing and dance, make faces and give flower bouquets, trying to be loved. You ever notice that trees do everything to git attention we do, except walk?

American Author

Paul Weller

People say that if you're still angry at 52, you're not an angry young man, just a grumpy old git.

Katie Hopkins

If you do a good deed, don't expect anything back - the other person can still be a complete git.

English Entertainer

Freddie Fox

If I keep doing films like 'The Riot Club' they're going to think I'm a posh git.

Chesney Hawkes

Clive Owen

Mainly a British slang term for someone disliked. Less common in other English-speaking countries.

British Insult

Considered less offensive than other insults, but still can hurt feelings.

Mild Offense

Shows a casual or informal scorn without strong anger, commonly used among friends.

Informal Disdain

Refers to a system that tracks changes in computer files, mostly used in software development.

Software Tool

Essential for collaborative coding, allowing many people to work on the same project.

Collaboration Essential

Frequently used in developer circles and tech companies, might be unknown outside these groups.

Developer Jargon

 falconer and i'm saying no because i'm a miserable old git as we've said no we move everywhere life's too complicated you're not having a falcon he's over he's just relentless and

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