What it means
Kit is your stuff for a specific thing, usually clothes and gear you need to do it. People say gym kit, PE kit, football kit, all that. In British chat it can also mean your clothes more generally, and get your kit off is the cheeky way of saying take your clothes off. Super normal everyday word.
Usage examples
"You bring your gym kit, yeah? I've got mine, but left my trainers at home again, you muppet. Now it's burpees in socks like proper champions."
"Don't forget your gym kit, we're going straight after work."
"He spent a fortune on cycling kit and rode it twice all summer."
"Oi, where's your PE kit then? Don't tell me you've turned up in jeans again."
"He's got all the running kit now, flashy top, tiny shorts, the lot, but he still wheezes after one hill."
Where it comes from
This one goes way back in English. Kit comes from kit-bag, a soldier’s bag for carrying their gear, and that older kit links to a bundle or set of things you carry. Over time it spread out from military use and settled into everyday British speech for clothes, equipment, or the full get-up for something.
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