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[twɪt], (Noun)
Definitions:
- a silly or foolish person
(e.g: she has no patience with the upper-class twit her parents try to match her with)
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Origin
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early 16th century (in the sense ‘a good-humoured or teasing taunt’, later ‘a gossip or telltale’): from twit
[twɪt], (Verb)
Definitions:
- tease or taunt (someone), especially in a good-humoured way
(e.g: her playmates could not twit her about her pigtail)
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Origin
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Old English ætwītan ‘reproach with’, from æt ‘at’ + wītan ‘to blame’
[], (Noun)
Definitions:
- a state of agitation or nervous excitement
(e.g: we're in a twit about your visit)
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Origin
:
probably from twitter
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