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  1. used to mean "actually" when you want to say that you think something is very surprising or difficult to believe: He was legit driving the car with all the doors open. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. True, real, false, and unreal. actual.

  2. : being exactly as intended or presented : not spurious or false. The offer is legit. "So, I double-checked the e-mail address, which looked legit, and I called the guy, and he seemed legit." Robert Kuttner. also : being an actual example of something specified. Phone addiction is a legit threat on the roads … Cam Fuller.

  3. used to mean "actually" when you want to say that you think something is very surprising or difficult to believe: He was legit driving the car with all the doors open. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. (Definition of legit from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press) legit | Business English.

  4. to make something legal or acceptable: The government fears that talking to terrorists might legitimate their violent actions. Synonym. legitimize formal. Compare. decriminalize. legalize. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. (Definition of legitimate from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

  5. noun. legitimate or professionally respectable drama. Discover More. Word History and Origins. Origin of legit 1. First recorded in 1905–10; shortened form. Discover More. Example Sentences.

  6. If you describe a person or thing as legit, you mean that they are in accordance with the law or with a particular set of rules and regulations. [ informal ] I checked him out, he's legit.

  7. Definition of legit adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.