Grit can refer to:

• the mesh or unit of measure for sandpaper and other polishing materials

• Grit (newspaper), a U.S. periodical founded as a newspaper in 1882

• Grits, a corn-based food common in the Southern United States and Southern Manchuria
  • GRITS (derived from the above meaning) is an American slang term short for Girls Raised In The South

• Clear Grits, reformers in the Province of Upper Canada, a British colony that is now the Province of Ontario, Canada

• Grits, a media term for the Liberal Party of Canada

• GRITS, a Christian rap band