jitty

English

Noun

jitty (plural jitties)

(colloquial, Midlands) Alternative spelling of gitty (the narrow passage between rows of terraced houses or a fenced or hedged pathway linking two areas of a village).

Usage notes

The term is used in the English Midlands and also in mining communities in the south-east, notably Aylesham.

Synonyms

See Thesaurus:alley

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