TWIT


Meaning of TWIT in English

I. noun Date: 1528 an act of ~ting ; taunt , a silly annoying person ; fool , II. transitive verb (~ted; ~ting) Etymology: Middle English a~en to reproach, from Old English ætwītan, from æt at + wītan to reproach; akin to Old High German wīzan to punish, Old English witan to know Date: 1530 to subject to light ridicule or reproach ; rally , to make fun of as a fault

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