Brit

Abbreviation of British.

Adjective

  1. Abbreviation of British.

Origin

First use appears c. 1901, either a shortening of Britisher or Briton, or a back-formation from British.

Forms

more Brit most Brit

Proper noun

  1. Abbreviation of Britain.
    • If Brit joins Common Market . . .; terms for Brit's entry agreed upon, U S will face new econ, political, defense problems when Brit joins EEC; […] - 1971, U.S. News & World Report, page 30:
    • Worked extensively in Brit and USA on behaviour of biol fluids, particularly blood, also lectured in Brit, Germany, Sweden, Japan, Can, USA, 1960s; […] - 1999, Who's Who in Asia and the Pacific Nations, 4th edition,...
    • 34 EVERYTHING HAPPENS AT NIGHT (TCF, Dec) Irving Cummings; genre: Drama; locations: Switzerland, Brit, France; coding: Ital, Pol, Jew, Ger, US-Brit Coop, For Corr, Nazi, Atroc-Conc, Pacifism, Ref, Brit, Am Icons;...
  2. Abbreviation of British English.
  3. A short river in Dorset, England, which flows through Bridport to the sea at West Bay; in full, the River Brit.

Derived

Britsploitation

Noun

  1. A British person.
  2. A Brit Award, a prize for musicians in Britain.

Forms

Brits

Derived

West Brit