Is it LEGIT? Learn the English slang word - LEGIT

Okay, let's go to our second slang word today which is legit.

This is a very commonly used slang word.

So, legit is a short version  of the word legitimate.

Legitimate means something is real or genuine.

So, for example: I might say if I’m buying a Rolex.

Is it a is it a legitimate Rolex?

Is it real?

So, legit is a short form of the word legitimate and we're gonna look at two ways we use legit.

So, first legit can be used as an adjective, which can mean really really really good or

authentic.

Let's think of, talk about a few sentences using this word legit.

Remember this means really really really really good or authentic.

So, let's first use it as really really good.

I might say: the party last night was legit.

This means it was really really good, really fun.

It was legit.

I might use it also to talk about food.

I love eating all kinds of food.

So, this is a word I often use to describe food.

For example: if I find a restaurant that has really good authentic food that real really

tastes like it's from that place.

Let's say I find a really good taco restaurant and I eat it.

Oh, so good I might say these tacos are legit.

They are super authentic.

They're so good.

Okay so we can use legit to describe things that are really great.

Like awesome really good, so legit.

It's super legit.

That movie was legit there.

Those tacos are legit.

The next way we can use legit is as an adverb, and here we would use it to mean: truly really.

Oh, I really don't know.

So, for example a sentence would be: I legit have no idea this means.

I really don't know.

So, we can also use legit as an adverb.

I might say something also as an adverb.

Dave Chappelle is legit the best comedian.

This means I really think this.

It's really true.

Alright, so legit short for legitimate and means really good or we might use it as an

adverb truly really.