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twit
–noun Informal.
an insignificant or bothersome person.
Origin:
1920–25; perh. orig. n. deriv. of twit 1 , i.e., “one who twits others,” but altered in sense by assoc. with expressive words with tw- ( twaddle, twat, twerp, etc.) and by rhyme with nitwit
twit
4 /twɪt/ Show Spelled Pronunciation [twit] Show IPA ,
–noun
an excited state; dither: to be in a twit about company coming.
Origin:
prob. shortened from twitter
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