/ 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 .
/ 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. 2005