twit

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Pronunciation 1.3 Verb 1.3.1 Translations 1.4 Noun 1.4.1 Translations

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[edit] Etymology

Originally “‘twite’”, an aphetism of Middle English atwite.

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• IPA: /twɪt/
• Rhymes: -ɪt

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to twit (third-person singular simple present twits, present participle twitting, simple past and past participle twitted)

1. (transitive) To reproach, blame; to ridicule or tease.
   • 2007: H. R. Fox Bourne, secretary of the Aborigines' Protection Society – often twitted for being an ‘armchair critic’ – wrote in a review of one of Stanley's books — Bernard Porter, ‘Did He Puff his Crimes to Please a Bloodthirsty Readership?’, London Review of Books 29:7, p. 10

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[edit] Noun

twit (plural twits)

1. A reproach, gibe or taunt.
2. A foolish or annoying person. (In the UK and UK English-speaking areas, usually used in a humorous or affectionate manner.)
   • What do you mean, since when did I become such a radical fairy? Since I started knowing twits like you, you twit! - Larry Kramer, Just Say No

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