zit

See also žiť, and žít

English

Etymology

Unknown slang with its origin in 1960's, the term "zit" may be related to the German "Zitze" [teat, nipple].

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -ɪt

Noun

zit (plural zits)

1. (US, slang) pimple
   • 1987, Adventures in Babysitting, 00:06:35:

     Brad: Sara, did you take my Clearasil again? Sara: I ran out of brown (paint). Brad: Great. How am I supposed to cover up my zits?

Synonyms

• acker, akker (Archaic Australian slang)

Translations

Pimple.

• Finnish: näppylä (fi), finni (fi)
• German: Pickel (de) m, Pustel (de) f
• Greek: μπιμπίκι (el) (bibíki)

• Hungarian: pattanás (hu), ragya (hu)
• Russian: прыщ (ru) (prýšč) m

See also

• acne
• blackhead
• pimple
• spot

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Dutch

Noun

zit m (plural zitten, diminutive zitje)

1. the act of sitting
2. seat

Verb

zit

1. first-, second- and third-person singular present indicative of zitten
2. imperative of zitten

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Middle High German

Etymology

From Old High German zīt.

Noun

zīt

1. time

Descendants

• German: Zeit
• Yiddish: צײַט (tsayt)