What it means
Started as a squashed “isn’t it”, then turned into a catch-all tag at the end of a sentence. It can mean right?, you get me?, or just keep the chat ticking over while you’re thinking. People stick it on statements, questions, complaints, even jokes, to nudge agreement or soften the edge. Basically punctuation with attitude.
Usage examples
"It’s freezing but man still wants a night out, innit. Grab your coat, link me at the station, and don’t start moving mad on the train"
"Proper warm today innit, first time all year I have left the house without a coat and not regretted it."
Where it comes from
It started life as a squashed isn't it, the lazy tail end of a sentence fishing for agreement. Then it broke free and became a universal tag you can stick on the end of almost anything, true or not, innit. Big in multicultural London English, it is half punctuation and half attitude, and impossible to translate cleanly.
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