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- [twit]
- /twɪt/
- /twɪt/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [twit]
- /twɪt/
Definitions of twit word
- verb with object twit to taunt, tease, ridicule, etc., with reference to anything embarrassing; gibe at. Synonyms: jeer at, mock, insult, deride. 1
- verb with object twit to reproach or upbraid. Synonyms: chide, scold, rebuke, criticize, revile, castigate. 1
- noun twit a confused, excited state: to be in a twit about company coming. Synonyms: dither, tizzy, stew. 1
- noun twit idiot, inept person 1
- countable noun twit If you call someone as a twit, you are insulting them and saying that they are silly or stupid. 0
- verb twit to tease, taunt, or reproach, often in jest 0
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Origin of twit
First appearance:
before 1520 One of the 28% oldest English words
1520-30; aphetic variant of obsolete atwite, Middle English atwiten, Old English ætwītan to taunt, equivalent to æt- at1 + wītan to blame
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Parts of speech for Twit
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
twit popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 79% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
twit usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for twit
adj twit
- airheaded — Slang. a scatterbrained, stupid, or simple-minded person; dolt.
- birdbrained — a stupid, foolish, or scatterbrained person.
- flighty — given to flights of fancy; capricious; frivolous.
noun twit
- ass — An ass is an animal which is related to a horse but which is smaller and has long ears.
- birdbrain — a foolish or unintelligent person
- dimwit — a stupid or slow-thinking person.
- dork — Slang. a silly, out-of-touch person who tends to look odd or behave ridiculously around others; a social misfit: If you make me wear that, I’ll look like a total dork! Synonyms: jerk, schmo; nerd, geek.
- dumb ox — a dimwit
verb twit
- be-little — to regard or portray as less impressive or important than appearances indicate; depreciate; disparage.
- caricaturing — a picture, description, etc., ludicrously exaggerating the peculiarities or defects of persons or things: His caricature of the mayor in this morning's paper is the best he's ever drawn.
- cartooning — a sketch or drawing, usually humorous, as in a newspaper or periodical, symbolizing, satirizing, or caricaturing some action, subject, or person of popular interest.
- curl one's lip — to show contempt, as by raising a corner of the lip
- deride — If you deride someone or something, you say that they are stupid or have no value.
adjective twit
- dingdong — Alternative spelling of ding-dong.
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