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twit


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verb
twit·tedtwit·ting

Definition of TWIT

transitive verb
1
: to subject to light ridicule or reproach : rally
2
: to make fun of as a fault

Origin of TWIT

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
First Known Use: 1530

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