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twit1 definition

twit (twit)

transitive verb twitted twit′·ted, twitting twit′·ting

to reproach, tease, taunt, etc., esp. by reminding of a fault or mistake

Etymology: aphetic < ME atwiten, to twit < OE ætwitan < æt, at + witan, to accuse, akin to witan, to know: see wise

noun

  1. the act of twitting
  2. a reproach or taunt
twit2 definition

twit (twit)

noun

Informal a foolish, contemptible person

Etymology: < ?

twit3 definition

twit (twit)

noun

☆ a state of nervous excitement

Etymology: < twitter

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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