NIT


Meaning of NIT in English

/ nɪt; NAmE / noun

1.

the egg or young form of a louse (= a small insect that lives in human hair)

2.

( BrE , informal ) a stupid person

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WORD ORIGIN

Old English hnitu , of West Germanic origin; related to Dutch neet and German Nisse .

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary.      Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне.