twit
A jibe, reproach, or taunt, especially one made in a good-natured or teasing mannerA jibe, reproach, or taunt, especially one made in a good-natured or teasing manner.
» I'm an uptight suburban twit.
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5 sensesA jibe, reproach, or taunt, especially one made in a good-natured or teasing manner.
(informal)An annoying or foolish person.
A short, high-pitched call of a small bird, or a similar sound made by something else; a cheep, a chirp, a tweet.
(US, informal)Chiefly in the form in a twit: clipping of twitter (“a state of excitement or nervousness”).
(Ireland, UK, archaic, dialectal)A person who chatters or gossips inanely; a chatterer, a gossip or gossiper; also, a person who divulges private information about others or is indiscreet; a tattletale.
- aggravation by deriding or mocking or criticizing
- someone who is regarded as contemptible
Examples
1 sentencesI'm an uptight suburban twit.
Origin
Imitative of a bird’s call. Clipping of twitter.Forms
plural: twitsSynonyms
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