nit

chiefly British
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Noun
  • The result is just old-fashioned cinematic fools’ gold, in which sensationalistic blather poses as social commentary.
    David Fear, Rolling Stone, 9 Oct. 2025
  • Ocean Pointe Suites at Key Largo Don’t let the name of this hotel fool you—Ocean Pointe Suites at Key Largo is indeed located in Tavernier and is next to some of the best attractions in the city.
    Teaghan Skulszki, Travel + Leisure, 7 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • So that episode will make fun [of] billionaire life-extension body-hacking lunatics.
    Wesley Stenzel, Entertainment Weekly, 28 Sep. 2025
  • Whether those people are sickened by grief and rage into a kind of temporary insanity, genuine lunatics, hustlers looking to milk a little more engagement or some combination of the three doesn’t really matter.
    Chris Stirewalt, The Hill, 12 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Only a moron would cut the funding of an industry that actually brings revenue into the government’s pocket.
    Marta Balaga, Variety, 18 Sep. 2025
  • Seth Rollins gassed Bron up by saying Jey Uso thinks his dad is a loser and his uncle is a moron.
    Alfred Konuwa, Forbes.com, 18 Aug. 2025
Noun
  • Oxo Good Grips Vegetable Chopper This one-cup chopper efficiently dices small ingredients, like garlic and nuts.
    Sian Babish, PEOPLE, 5 Oct. 2025
  • This is the best option for high-oil nuts like walnuts, pecans, macadamias, and pine nuts.
    Katie Rosenhouse, Southern Living, 5 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • So, the parallel thing that I’ve been frustrated by recently is not just calling Trump stupid, but calling Trump voters stupid.
    Drew Broussard May 22, Literary Hub, 22 May 2025
  • Sometimes too stupid is actually smartski but sometimes is just stupid stupid.
    Caroline Downey, National Review, 27 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • The winter 2025 collection highlights regional fibers like Alaša camel yarn, Tibetan yak cashmere, Hanshan white goat cashmere and Songhua River goose down.
    Footwear News, Footwear News, 7 Oct. 2025
  • The cover is made from cotton, and it’s filled with a blend of white goose feathers and white goose down fibers.
    Maggie Horton, PEOPLE, 5 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • As Ray Winstone might say, what a prat.
    Holman W. Jenkins, WSJ, 29 Mar. 2022
  • Through it all, however, the gal has retained a sort of grand hauteur, even while prat-falling into a bush.
    Lester Fabian Brathwaite, EW.com, 24 Mar. 2022
Noun
  • That rescue mutt had been known for years as Everest, but enough of that.
    Jim Cramer, Fortune, 1 Oct. 2025
  • Now, researchers at Switzerland's ETH Zurich are putting these mechanical mutts through their paces on the badminton court, teaching them to play about as well as a seven-year-old human.
    Abhimanyu Ghoshal, New Atlas, 26 Aug. 2025
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“Nit.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/nit. Accessed 10 Oct. 2025.

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