obit

noun

ō-ˈbit  ˈō-bət 

 especially British  ˈä-bit

: obituary

Synonyms

• obituary

Examples of obit in a Sentence

she reads the obits as soon as she gets her morning paper

Recent Examples on the Web

Alas, hip-hop had lost its former glory, read the premature obits. —Rodney Carmichael, NPR, 1 Oct. 2025

Boone died at age 84 at home in Alexandria in December 2019 from lung cancer, per his obit. —Jessica Booth, PEOPLE, 29 Sep. 2025

Deborah was not, in fact, dead, but the terrible obit’s claim — that Deborah killed the Late Night franchise — was more than enough to shock the comic out of her funk. —Nick Caruso, TVLine, 14 Sep. 2025

As the oldest of three children, Fitzgerald had also just started living on his own in Manhattan, per the obit. —David Chiu, People.com, 8 Aug. 2025

Word History

Etymology

in part short for obituary, in part continuing Middle English obit "death, record of a death date, religious service marking a death anniversary," borrowed from Anglo-French & Medieval Latin; Anglo-French, borrowed from Medieval Latin obitus, going back to Latin, "approach, encounter, death, setting of a heavenly body," from obi-, stem of obīre "to meet with, visit, meet one's death, die" (from ob- "toward, facing" + īre "to go") + -tus, suffix of action nouns — more at ob-, issue entry 1

First Known Use

15th century, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for obit

• probit
• tobit