Chit Definition

chĭt
chits
noun
chits
A statement of an amount owed for food and drink, especially one signed to indicate acceptance of the charge.
American Heritage
A short note or letter; memorandum.
Webster's New World
A child.
Webster's New World
A voucher of a small sum owed for drink, food, etc.
Webster's New World
A Brownie point.
Earned vital chits with his party by making fundraising speeches.
American Heritage
verb

(intransitive, UK, dialect) To sprout; to shoot, as a seed or plant.

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(UK, dialect) To damage the outer layers of a seed such as Lupinus or Sophora to assist germination.

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(UK, dialect) To initiate sprouting of tubers, such as potatoes, by placing them in special environment, before planting into the soil.
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interjection

(US, slang, euphemistic) Alternative to using the vulgarity, shit.

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Other Word Forms of Chit

Noun

Singular:
chit
Plural:
chits

Origin of Chit

  • From Middle English chitte (“a young animal, cub, whelp”), from Old English *ċietten, from Proto-Germanic *kittīną (“young animal, fawn, kid”). Cognate with Scots chit (“chit”), Low German kitte (“young animal”), German Kitz (“fawn, kid”). See also kid.

    From Wiktionary

  • From chitty from Hindi चिट्ठी (ciṭṭhī, “letter, note”) or चिट्टी (ciṭṭī, “letter, chit, written message”), possibly from Sanskrit चित्ति (citti, “thoughts”).

    From Wiktionary

  • Obsolete chitty from Hindi ciṭṭhī note, letter probably from Sanskrit ciṭṭa- message akin to Avestan cīš- to assign, refer

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • Euphemistic variation of shit

    From Wiktionary

  • Middle English young animal

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

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