Questions about example sentences with, and the definition and usage of "Legit"

A: legit is short for legitimate or legitimately

A: legit means real or authentic. it's like "yeah that diamond ring was legitimate/legit" or if you're using slang and you say "i'm legit so tired" as in "i'm really tired"

A: It means the same thing as "legitimate" or "valid/real" and "legal", e.g. "This fundraising scheme isn't legit." It can also be used as slang for "cool."

A: real or legal

A: It's short for legitimate. They wouldn't let him make money using legal means.

A: This place is legit! It has a bar and a view of the skyline!

Are you sure this website is legit? It looks super sketchy.

I legit saw a monkey riding a skateboard.

A: “Is this legit?” Meaning “is this real?” You may also use “is this legitimate?” (Legit is just a short cut for legitimate) so it doesn’t matter. “That was legit!” as in “that was cool!” Is another way but it is slang. There’s not that many expressions. I hope this helped you 😄

A: I am too legit to quit!
Is this $100 dollar bill legit?

A: @ignoramous: legit is slang for legitimate, which means that something is accepted as proper or real.

A: @kanakonanan: legit is a slang term, I use it often though.

And it is best replaced by the word actually or seriously.

Here are some examples:

I legit ran over a squirrel on my way to work.

I legit never cheated on my test.

It legit smells like someone pooped in this room...

Now a situation you might not want to use it in would be:
I 『legit』can't believe you did that!
Instead you should use the word actually since it is just a better word to use, and it sounds better.

A: Legit is short for legitimate, which means real or genuine. Legal means relating to law or within the law.

A: legit is the authenticity of a product, fact, etc
while legal is the same thing but whether or not that is in accordance to the law. So legal is just legit with laws taken into matter
For example: We were asked to investigate this diamond store for real, legit diamonds. To open a diamond store without legit certification and products is illegal.

A: I could see where the confusion might come from. Like for example:
I just saw a traditional 부채춤 performance.
I just saw a legit 부채춤 performance. (Meaning, it's a real, traditional performance)

In this case, legit and traditional can be interchangeable but mostly because legit in this case is used as a slang. (Legit meaning real/actual, shortcut for legitimate)

But in regards to its actual meaning, usually it can't be interchangeable.

A: Okay, yeah. Let me reword it. I've had time to think about these.

A legit question is applicable to the situation and can be necessary.

A legit answer answers the question fully and accurately.

A solid question can be challenging or difficult. Sometimes offensive, but justified.

A solid answer is one backed up with proof or evidence.

A: Legit is more colloquial. It's slang for legitimate but they practically mean the same thing.

A: Legit = legitimate. In slang it means “cool”. But I don’t here this word used like that often. It can also mean like “actually” or “literally” 진짜로.
Other slang
- No homo = when two guys do something that’s kind of gay, they say “no homo” so it won’t be gay...? It’s funny.
Example: Two guy friends accidentally kiss (?) or something and they will say “no homo”.
- Pause. This can be said after you have said something that might be seen as sexual or inappropriate.
Example:
A: Man these nuts taste so good....pause.
(Nuts can mean the balls under a mans dick)
- “High key” and “low key”. These are used when a person is trying to express their opinion on something.
High key = Something obvious or a popular opinion or very much so/really.
Examples:
I highkey hate pop music = I REALLY hate pop music, actually.
She’s high key gorgeous = She’s super super beautiful. So beautiful. It’s obvious how beautiful she is.

Lowkey is the opposite of high key. It means something is not obvious or an unpopular opinion or is kind of/actually.
Examples:
I lowkey hate pop music = I actually don’t like pop music. I kind of hate pop music, actually. (See the difference between high key and lowkey?)
I lowkey love this movie = People May not like this movie, but I actually kind of love it.
She’s lowkey ugly = People think she’s pretty, but i think she’s ugly
- Salty = grumpy or rude. Example:
She’s salty cause he hasn’t been responding to her messages.
- Extra = overdramatic, over the top. It is a negative term used to describe a person. (But some people use it positively)
- As fuck (online it is “AF”) - this means “very much” or “really”. Examples:
You’re stupid as fuck = You’re really stupid
I’m lowkey tired af = I’m actually really tired.
-“DMs”. DM stands for ‘direct message’ (like Kakao or Snapchat).
- Smash/Fuck = have sex with someone.
Example:
A: (shows image of a hot girl)
B: I’d smash.
- WTF/TF= What the fuck/The fuck. It is just an exaggeration of “what” (just think of “the fuck”/“what the fuck” as “what)
It is used in real life too.
Example:
What tf is that?? = WHAT IS THAT??
- Lol = laughing out loud. Lmao = laughing my ass off. Lmfao = laughing my fucking as off. They all mean ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ
- WTH = What the hell = Wtf

A: legit means real legal is like law
example

is this a legit nike shoes

its not legal to kill

A: Check the question to view the answer

A: Check the question to view the answer

A: I legit saw him do that

A: I hope this helps!

A: they could work. remember "legit" is the shortened version of "legitimate" which is an adjective, so it can be used in a description. however, it's not necessary

A: This is more often used colloquially or in conversation with friends and means real or authentic. Avoid use when speaking formally.
You can say "This burger is pretty legit!!"

A: Legit means it's original or real.

Like for example somebody showed you a pair of shoes then say it's Nike and not imitation. So it's a "legit" nike shoes.

Or your friend told you something and it's true. So his story was "legit".

A: this taco is legit