Quick question about British slang...

[dai_evans]

--- In HPFGU-OTChatter at y..., "harpdreamer" <pbnesbit at m...> wrote:
> --- In HPFGU-OTChatter at y..., "selah_1977" <ebonyink at h...> wrote:
> > Hello all--
> > 
> > Poking my nose about the Newsround site to get a feel for current 
> > British kidspeak... what does it mean when some kid says "he's 
> fit"?  
> > Fit for what?
> > 
> > --Eb, who notices that British kids use just as much netspeak as 
> > their American counterparts... and sends her heartfelt empathy to 
> her 
> > fellow teachers across the pond
> 
> Hi Eb, (& everyone else) 
> 
> Fit means ready or set, so 'he's fit' means 'he's set' or 'he's 
> ready.' 
> 
> Hope this helped!
> 
> Peace & Plenty, 
> 
> Parker

Sorry Parker, but I've got to disagree on that one. Describing some-
one as fit would most certainly mean that the describer finds them 
physically attractive.


Dai