twit

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Originally twite, an aphetism of Middle English atwite.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /twɪt/, [tʰw̥ɪt]
  • (file)
  • Rhymes: -ɪt
  • Homophone: TWT

Verb[edit]

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.
    • 1590, Shakespeare, History of Henry VI, Part II, Act III, Scene I:
      "Hath he not twit our sovereign lady here
      With ignominious words, though clerkly couch'd,
      As if she had suborned some to swear
      False allegations to o'erthrow his state? " -
    • 1836, Joanna Baillie, Romiero, Act 3, p.55:
      "Nay, do not twit me now with all the freaks,
      And levities, and gambols charged upon me
      By every lean-faced dame that wears a hood."
    • 1955, Rex Stout, "When a Man Murders...", in Three Witnesses, October 1994 Bantam edition, →ISBN, page 106:
      Mr. Cramer, a policeman, came this morning and twitted me for having let a murderer hoodwink me.
    • 1962 August, “Talking of Trains: Under their hats”, in Modern Railways, page 80:
      Secrecy about B.R. plans for reorganisation and closure of lines and notably some failures to consult with staff representatives concerned with redundancy, are defects with which the railway unions have twitted Dr. Beeching.
    • 2007, Bernard Porter, "Did He Puff his Crimes to Please a Bloodthirsty Readership?", review of Stanley: The Impossible Life of Africa’s Greatest Explorer by Tim Jeal, London Review of Books, 5 April, 29:7, p. 10
      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 []
    • 1671, John Tillotson, “Sermon II. The Folly of Scoffing at Religion. 2 Pet[er] III. 3.”, in The Works of the Most Reverend Dr. John Tillotson, Late Lord Archbishop of Canterbury: [], 8th edition, London: [] T. Goodwin, B[enjamin] Tooke, and J. Pemberton, []; J. Round [], and J[acob] Tonson] [], published 1720, →OCLC:
      This [] these scoffers twitted the Christian with.
    • 1692, Roger L’Estrange, “ (please specify the fable number.) (please specify the name of the fable.)”, in Fables, of Æsop and Other Eminent Mythologists: [], London: [] R[ichard] Sare, [], →OCLC:
      Aesop minds Men of their Errors, without Twitting them for what is Amiss.
  2. (transitive, computing) To ignore or killfile (a user on a bulletin board system).
    • 1995, Michelle Jackson, “Debutante/Question about Tori Shirts”, in rec.music.tori-amos (Usenet):
      However, on the Internet BBS's such as Quartz (now dead), Prism, Monsoon, Sunset, ect[sic], someone pulling that kind of crap is likely to get flamed quite fast and twitted before he/she can breathe.
    • 2002, Chris Hoppman, “FidoNet Feed Needed”, in alt.bbs (Usenet):
      And no, there is no "thought purification program" that can filter out some folks[sic] obscene ideas that can be expressed w/o written vulgarities. That has to be simply "dealt" with, either by ignoring or twitting the individual that offends habitually.

Translations[edit]

Noun[edit]

twit (plural twits)

  1. A reproach, gibe or taunt.
  2. A foolish or annoying person.
    • 1988, Larry Kramer, Just Say No:
      What do you mean, since when did I become such a radical fairy? Since I started knowing twits like you, you twit!
  3. A person who twitters, i.e. chatters inanely.

Usage notes[edit]

In the UK, Ireland, Australia, and New Zealand the word "twit" for a person is usually used in a humorous or affectionate manner.

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French[edit]

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Noun[edit]

twit m (plural twits)

  1. (Quebec, colloquial) twit (foolish person)
  2. a tweet (a message on Twitter)
    Synonym: tweet

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Indonesian[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From English tweet.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ˈtʷɪt̚/
  • Hyphenation: twit

Noun[edit]

twit (first-person possessive twitku, second-person possessive twitmu, third-person possessive twitnya)

  1. (Internet) Tweet, an entry posted on the microblogging service Twitter.
    Synonyms: cuitan, kicauan

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Spanish[edit]

Noun[edit]

twit m (plural twits)

  1. tweet (message on Twitter)

Turkish[edit]

Noun[edit]

twit (definite accusative twiti, plural twitler)

  1. Alternative form of tweet

Declension[edit]

Inflection
Nominative twit
Definite accusative twiti
Singular Plural
Nominative twit twitler
Definite accusative twiti twitleri
Dative twite twitlere
Locative twitte twitlerde
Ablative twitten twitlerden
Genitive twitin twitlerin
Possessive forms
Nominative
Singular Plural
1st singular twitim twitlerim
2nd singular twitin twitlerin
3rd singular twiti twitleri
1st plural twitimiz twitlerimiz
2nd plural twitiniz twitleriniz
3rd plural twitleri twitleri
Definite accusative
Singular Plural
1st singular twitimi twitlerimi
2nd singular twitini twitlerini
3rd singular twitini twitlerini
1st plural twitimizi twitlerimizi
2nd plural twitinizi twitlerinizi
3rd plural twitlerini twitlerini
Dative
Singular Plural
1st singular twitime twitlerime
2nd singular twitine twitlerine
3rd singular twitine twitlerine
1st plural twitimize twitlerimize
2nd plural twitinize twitlerinize
3rd plural twitlerine twitlerine
Locative
Singular Plural
1st singular twitimde twitlerimde
2nd singular twitinde twitlerinde
3rd singular twitinde twitlerinde
1st plural twitimizde twitlerimizde
2nd plural twitinizde twitlerinizde
3rd plural twitlerinde twitlerinde
Ablative
Singular Plural
1st singular twitimden twitlerimden
2nd singular twitinden twitlerinden
3rd singular twitinden twitlerinden
1st plural twitimizden twitlerimizden
2nd plural twitinizden twitlerinizden
3rd plural twitlerinden twitlerinden
Genitive
Singular Plural
1st singular twitimin twitlerimin
2nd singular twitinin twitlerinin
3rd singular twitinin twitlerinin
1st plural twitimizin twitlerimizin
2nd plural twitinizin twitlerinizin
3rd plural twitlerinin twitlerinin