TWIT


Meaning of TWIT in English

I. ˈtwit noun

Date: 1528

1. : an act of twitting : taunt

2. : a silly annoying person : fool

II. transitive verb

( twit·ted ; twit·ting )

Etymology: Middle English atwiten 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

1. : to subject to light ridicule or reproach : rally

2. : to make fun of as a fault

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.