Twit Definition

twĭt
twits, twitted, twitting
noun
twits
The act of twitting.
Webster's New World
A reproach or taunt.
Webster's New World
A foolish, contemptible person.
Webster's New World
A state of nervous excitement.
Webster's New World
Synonyms:
verb
twits, twitted, twitting
To reproach, tease, taunt, etc., esp. by reminding of a fault or mistake.
Webster's New World

(computing) To ignore or killfile (a user on a bulletin board system).

Wiktionary
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Other Word Forms of Twit

Noun

Singular:
twit
Plural:
twits

Origin of Twit

  • From shortening of obsolete atwite to reproach, taunt from Middle English atwiten from Old English ætwītan æt at at wītan to reproach weid- in Indo-European roots

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • Originally twite, an aphetism of Middle English atwite.

    From Wiktionary

Twit Sentence Examples

  • He used to wear leather gaiters and looked a right twit.

  • Labor took Kings Lynn in 1997 but now I see they have that twit Bellingham back in again.

  • Well you are not sure and I don't want to look a twit in front of Adrian and the rest of the audience.

  • Mr Twit puts frogs in his wife 's bed while Mrs Twit cooks up worms in his spaghetti.

  • Each night when Mrs Twit was asleep, Mr Twit would add a circle of wood to her walking stick and her chair.

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Words Starting With

TTWTWI

Words Ending With

TITWIT

Unscrambles

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Words Starting With T and Ending With T

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4 Letter Words4 Letter Words Starting With T4 Letter Words Ending With T