TWIT


Meaning of TWIT in English

/ twɪt; NAmE / noun

( informal , especially BrE ) a silly or annoying person

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WORD ORIGIN

1930s (earlier dialect, in the sense malicious gossip ): perhaps from twit in the sense tease someone in a good-humoured way .

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