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twit
1[ twit ]
twit
2[ twit ]
noun
- a weak or thin place in yarn caused by uneven spinning.
twit
3[ twit ]
noun
- an insignificant, silly, or bothersome person:
Pay no attention to that obnoxious little twit!
twit
4[ twit ]
noun
- a confused, excited state:
to be in a twit about company coming.
Synonyms: , ,
twit
1/ ³Ù·Éɪ³Ù /
verb
- tr to tease, taunt, or reproach, often in jest
noun
- informal.a nervous or excitable state
- rare.a reproach; taunt
twit
2/ ³Ù·Éɪ³Ù /
noun
- informal.a foolish or stupid person; idiot
˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins
Origin of twit1
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Origin of twit3
˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins
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Example Sentences
Nelis renders the professor a pompous and pedantic twit but not a heartless one.
Jane Austen wrote takedowns of this kind of ninny two centuries ago — how fun to see Pike update her twit to the post-Y2K era.
It’s impossible to believe that such sounds could have issued from such twits.
“How do you like your adventure now, you arrogant little twit?†a lechuza with Inés’s voice asked Juanita as she caressed her face with the bristly feathers of her left wing.
Julian Sands is one of those blond, fair-skinned, blue-eyed English blokes who plays a twit as well or better than the next classically trained British actor.
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