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Brits

Brits

4.4
People from Britain, like England, Scotland or Wales
  • noun
  • /brɪts/
  • Informal
translation icon : británicos
  • The Brits are known for their love of tea and scones during afternoon tea.

Our guys, you know, the Canadians, the Brits there to liberate France.

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Examples

  • Why is it that the Brits have never really done that?

    Triggernometry

  • The Queen's new condiments include tomato sauce, a vague term Brits use for ketchup.

  • Not really, it's just how all Brits make their tea.

  • But we'll do as Brits always do, keep calm and carry on.

    Freddy My Love

  • All right, shout out to all you Brits out there.

  • Our team, I've worked in several teams that are all, all Brits, very professional, great guys.

    Anything Goes With James English

  • It took me to a matinee and I was, as the Brits say, gobsmacked.

    Harvard University

  • Many Brits enjoy a traditional breakfast that includes eggs and bacon.

  • During the summer, many Brits flock to the countryside for vacations.

Synonyms

Brit
vsBrits
  • Informal
280 6.5

A person from Britain

is more neutral and fits formal or collective contexts
British
vsBrits
129 1.3

People from Great Britain who live there or share its culture

is the informal plural used for those people
Briton
vsBrits
19 3.9

A person who lives in Great Britain

is an informal plural referring to individual members
British people
vsBrits
18 1.0

People who live in Great Britain or whose family comes from there

is a shorter informal plural for the same group
Britisher
vsBrits
  • Archaic
1 8.3

A person from Great Britain

is the commonly used informal plural in everyday speech

Surface Forms

Brits plural
Brit singular

Morphology

Brits = Brit (transparent) = Brit + s

Regular plural formation of the informal noun 'Brit', easily inferable from the singular form.

Etymology

The word Brits is the short, informal form of British, which comes from Briton, the old name for people from the island once called Britannia. So, Brits simply means 'people from Great Britain'.