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twit
(twĭt)n.
1. Informal A foolishly annoying person.
2. A reproach, gibe, or taunt.
tr.v. twit·ted, twit·ting, twits
To taunt, ridicule, or tease, especially for embarrassing mistakes or faults: "The schoolmaster was twitted about the lady who threw him over" (J.M. Barrie).
[From shortening of obsolete atwite, to reproach, taunt, from Middle English atwiten, from Old English ætwītan : æt, at; see at + wītan, to reproach; see weid- in Indo-European roots.]
twit′ter n.
twit
(twɪt)vb, twits, twitting or twitted
(tr) to tease, taunt, or reproach, often in jest
n
1. informal US and Canadian a nervous or excitable state
2. rare a reproach; taunt
[Old English ætwītan, from æt against + wītan to accuse; related to Old High German wīzan to punish]
twit
(twɪt)n
informal chiefly Brit a foolish or stupid person; idiot
[C19: from twit1 (originally in the sense: a person given to twitting)]
twit1
(twɪt)v. twit•ted, twit•ting,
n. v.t.
1. to taunt or ridicule with reference to anything embarrassing; gibe at.
2. to reproach or upbraid.
n. 3. an act of twitting.
4. a derisive reproach; taunt; gibe.
[1520–30; aph. variant of obsolete atwite, Middle English atwiten, Old English ætwītan to taunt =æt- from, away (see at1 + witan to blame]
twit3
(twɪt)n. Informal.
an insignificant or bothersome person.
[1920–25; perhaps identical with twit1]
twit
Past participle: twitted
Gerund: twitting
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twit
noun (Informal, chiefly Brit.) fool, idiot, jerk (slang, chiefly U.S. & Canad.), charlie (Brit. informal), dope (informal), clown, ass, plank (Brit. slang), berk (Brit. slang), prick (derogatory slang), wally (slang), prat (slang), plonker (slang), geek (slang), chump (informal), oaf, simpleton, airhead (slang), dipstick (Brit. slang), dickhead (slang), gonzo (slang), schmuck (U.S. slang), dork (slang), nitwit (informal), blockhead, ninny, divvy (Brit. slang), pillock (Brit. slang), halfwit, silly-billy (informal), nincompoop, dweeb (U.S. slang), putz (U.S. slang), weenie (U.S. informal), eejit (Scot. & Irish), thicko (Brit. slang), dumb-ass (slang), gobshite (Irish taboo slang), numpty (Scot. informal), doofus (slang, chiefly U.S.), fuckwit (taboo slang), juggins (Brit. informal), dickwit (slang), nerd or nurd (slang), numbskull or numskull, twerp or twirp (informal) a pompous twit who loved the sound of his own voice
twit
verbnoun
Translations
أَحْمَقأحْمَق، غَبي
hňuppitomec
fæfjols
typerys
budala
fábjáni
ばか
바보
kvaišelis
muļķis
dumskalle
คนโง่
kẻ ngu ngốc
twit
1 [twɪt] N (esp Brit) (= fool) → imbécil mftwit
2 [twɪt] VT (= tease) → embromar, tomar el pelo a, guasearse conto twit sb about sth → tomar el pelo a algn con motivo de algo
twit
vt to twit somebody (about something) → jdn (mit or wegen etw) aufziehen or hochnehmen
n (esp Brit inf: = person) → Trottel m (inf)
twit
[twɪt] n (fam) → cretino/atwit
(twit) noun a fool or idiot. Stupid twit!