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UK:^*^*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈbrɪt/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/brɪt/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(brit)

Brit /brɪt/USA pronunciation n. [countable][Informal.]

Language Varieties, Informal Termsa person from the United Kingdom;
Briton (def. 1).

Brit., an abbreviation of:

Britain.
British.

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::

Brit /brɪt/ n

informal a British person

Brit abbreviation for

Britain
British

brit (brit),USA pronunciation n.

the group of small marine animals forming the food of whalebone whales.
Fishthe young of herring and sprat.

Also, britt.

Cornish brȳthel mackerel; akin to Old Cornish brȳth, Welsh brith speckled
perh. 1595–1605

Brit (brit),USA pronunciation n. [Informal.]

Language Varieties, Informal TermsBriton (def. 1).

by shortening 1900–05

Brit.,

Place NamesBritain.
British.

'Brit' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):

avoirdupois - B - baneberry - BB - beak - bologna sausage - Britart - brock - brolly - bushel - checkbox - chimneypiece - coalfish - congrats - conk - crane fly - cross - crotch - cruiserweight - cyder - dashboard - demy - derv - dibble - diesel oil - dogsled - duplex house - EKG - fairyfloss - felspar - Fidei Defensor - fixed-head coupé - flat - gallon - GC - glacial period - gob - Gothic - gumdrop - H - hazelnut - HB - HH - hide - highboy - hornbeam - hostler - huckleberry - imperial - A, a

🗣️Forum discussions with the word(s) "Brit" in the title:

Brit vs British person (in colloquial English)
Brit-tle(syllables)
Briton, British, Brit.
come a mucker/cropper (Brit)
cor / lor (interjection)(Brit)
Corpsing as a verb - Brit theatrical slang
deterritorialized (Brit --ised)--deterritorialized quality acquired by cultural heritage
Non-Brit En speakers! "The early bird catches the worm."
One Brit, two Brits, or two Brit's?
Paki shop (Brit) (derogatory?)
preggers (pregnant- Brit)
Sentence constructions archetypical of 19th Cent. Brit. Novelles?
sharpish (Brit - promptly)
slaphead (Brit) (derogatory?)
stormer (Brit)
the squits (Brit)(offensive?)

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