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twit

twit [ twit ]


noun  (plural twits)
Definition:
 
offensive term: an offensive term that deliberately insults somebody's commonsense or consideration for others ( slang insult )



transitive verb  (past and past participle twit·ted, present participle twit·ting, 3rd person present singular twits)
Definition:
 
tease somebody playfully: to make fun of or criticize somebody in a playful friendly way ( dated )

[Mid-16th century. Shortening of Old English ætwītan "find fault" < æt- "at" + wītan "reproach" < Germanic]
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