Fit (adjective / noun / UK slang)
(Also heard as: Proper fit, Fit bird, Fit lad, Rate fit, Rate them)
Definition:
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Seriously attractive, good-looking, or hot.
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Short for outfit (your clothes/garms).
Pronunciation: /fɪt/
Where It Comes From: British kids in the 1990s flipped the old physical health meaning into sexual attraction—if someone was in great shape, they were just “fit.” The Streets dropped Fit But You Know It in 2004, Angus, Thongs and Perfect Snogging cemented “fit boys” into teenage folklore, and it never left the British vocabulary. The clothes meaning is newer, trimmed down from “outfit” via US street culture and social media.
How People Actually Use It: Classic British pub and playground banter. You nudge your mate when someone gorgeous walks past, or you text the group chat about the bartender you fancied. If a younger person asks “how’s the fit?”, though, check what they’re wearing—they just want to know if their clothes look decent.
Examples in the Wild:
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“Mate, look over by the bar—she is proper fit.”
Translation: Look at that woman by the bar, she’s very good-looking.
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“He was dead fit, but he opened his mouth and ruined it.”
Translation: He was attractive until he started talking nonsense.
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“Rate my fit for tonight—does this overshirt work?”
Translation: Tell me what you think of my clothes for going out.
Similar Slang: Peng, Stunner, Bad, Proper sort, Garms (for clothes), Out of your league
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