jitty
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English[edit]
Noun[edit]
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[edit]
The term is used in the English Midlands and also in mining communities in the south-east, notably Aylesham. Derived from Low German "twiete" (alley), historic usage in Sussex as "twitten".
Synonyms[edit]
- See Thesaurus:alley