Can Somebody Please Tell Me

[Geoff Bannister]

No: HPFGUIDX 144477

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "amiabledorsai" 
<amiabledorsai at y...> wrote:
>
> --- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "lagattalucianese" <katmac at k...>
> wrote:
> >
> > Where does the expression "greasy git" come from? Is it canon?
> > 
> > I've come across numerous other derogatory expressions applied to 
> > Snape, but not this particular one.

Amiable Dorsai:
> His hair is greasy, that much is canon.  "Git" is a somewhat overly
> polite way to refer to him, but it never hurts to be polite, and the
> alliteration is nice.

Geoff:
As a UK English speaker, I would consider "git" as anything but polite. 
I would consider it extremely unpleasant and if I was on the receiving 
end of the name, I think I would want very little to do with the person 
who said it.