geetar
A guitar, said the country way.
Also called guitar, gittar, git-tar.
Updated September 21, 2026
geetar pronunciation
/GEE-tar/
Meaning
Same instrument as a guitar. Rural Southern and Appalachian speakers often hit the first syllable hard: GEE-tar or GIT-tar. You hear it on porches, at bluegrass jams, and anywhere somebody is pickin' instead of performing. Not a different axe, just the home pronunciation.
How folks use it
- “Pull that geetar out and play us one.”
- “He learned geetar from his granddaddy on the front steps.”
Origin and etymology
Dialect spelling of guitar with first-syllable stress, long noted in Southern and South Midland speech. Dictionary of American Regional English records forms like geetar, gittar, and gitter across Appalachia and the broader South. Same pattern that gives you banjer for banjo.
Frequently asked questions
Is a geetar different from a guitar?
No. Same instrument. Geetar is how a lot of country mouths say it.