gitty
English
Alternative forms
Pronunciation
- (UK) IPA(key): /ˈdʒɪti/
Noun
gitty (plural gitties)
- (Midlands) A narrow pedestrian passageway in a residential area, between high brick walls, wooden fences, hedges, etc.
- 2016, Alan Moore, Jerusalem, Liveright 2016, p. 97:
- You could still see some of the cobbles of the jitty mouth, where it had run behind the terrace down on Andrew's Road, but it was pretty much all gone.
- 2016, Alan Moore, Jerusalem, Liveright 2016, p. 97:
Synonyms
- See Thesaurus:alley
References
- Entry: The Free Dictionary
- Jitty: BBC Derbyshire Dictionary feature.
- Gitty: BBC Derby Conversations feature.
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