twit
1to taunt, tease, ridicule, etc., with reference to anything embarrassing; gibe at.
to reproach or upbraid.
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Other definitions for twit (2 of 4)
a weak or thin place in yarn caused by uneven spinning.
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2Other definitions for twit (3 of 4)
an insignificant, silly, or bothersome person: Pay no attention to that obnoxious little twit!
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3Other definitions for twit (4 of 4)
a confused, excited state: to be in a twit about company coming.
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How to use twit in a sentence
I laughed when I saw the example sentence using this perfect word: Pay no attention to that obnoxious little twit!
But in one segment, Ray gets her seasonings mixed up (twice), giving critics all the more reason to call her a twit.
And Wiener announced on Thursday her intent to take a “little twit-cation.”
The twit, Guy Clinch, is the unlucky father of Marmaduke, an 18-month-old prodigy of domestic mayhem.
Jar Jar Binks: "a wrist-flapping, deer-faced twit of an alien with the voice of a Jamaican drag-queen."
Wednesday came, and still he was well, with which his impertinent wife did much twit him in his teeth.
Witch, Warlock, and Magician | William Henry Davenport AdamsWith her free hand now she gave the string a small twit and watched the vibration run up and down the string twice.
The Jewels of Aptor | Samuel R. DelanyBut look here, old fellow, you were ready enough to twit me about not being with the army.
Marcus: the Young Centurion | George Manville FennBesides, so very little has transpired to go by that I can't see exactly what they could either congratulate or twit about.
Somehow Good | William de MorganThey twit us with our debased fondness for the tub, and they do but add injury to insult when they send us soap for use therein.
Are we Ruined by the Germans? | Harold Cox
British Dictionary definitions for twit (1 of 2)
/ (twɪt) /
(tr) to tease, taunt, or reproach, often in jest
US and Canadian informal a nervous or excitable state
rare a reproach; taunt
Origin of twit
1British Dictionary definitions for twit (2 of 2)
/ (twɪt) /
informal, mainly British a foolish or stupid person; idiot
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