19th century, of northern German origin. Probably a minced oath/veiled use of a phrase like o Gott (“oh God!”), compare oh God.[1] Or, an extended form of (the presumably imitative) ih (“ew, yuck”) possibly influenced by the former.
igitt!
- an exclamation of disgust: yuck!, ew!, phew!, ugh!
- Synonyms: ih, iiih; bah, bäh; pfui; üäh, wäh
Ich habe das verbrannte Brot gerochen und sofort "igitt!" gedacht.- I smelled the burnt bread and immediately thought "ugh!"
Er hat mir gesagt, dass er dich bumsen will. – Igitt!- He told me that he wants to bonk you. – Ew!
In meinem Salat ist ein Wurm! Igitt!- There is a worm in my salad! Ew!
- “igitt” in Duden online
- “igitt” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
