nit

chiefly British
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Noun
  • That’s been fool’s gold many times before.
    Scott Fowler, Charlotte Observer, 23 Oct. 2025
  • These features glitter like fool’s gold.
    Nadav Ziv, Time, 23 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • But as Plemons so deftly plays him, Teddy doesn’t seem like a lunatic.
    Jake Coyle, Boston Herald, 24 Oct. 2025
  • There were these lunatics in the car.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 22 Oct. 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
  • Avoid varieties with mix-ins like nuts or candy pieces that could irritate your mouth.
    Lindsay Curtis, Health, 25 Oct. 2025
  • Try this infamous brownie pie that can easily be prepared with or without nuts.
    Kimberly Holland, Southern Living, 25 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
  • Plus, their fabric and fill are less likely to accrue that ever-darkening yellowish stain that tired goose down pillows acquire over time, thanks to sweat, oils, lotion residues, etc.
    Julia Harrison, Architectural Digest, 24 Oct. 2025
  • The gas station and convenience store combo, known for its goose mascot, offers built-to-order hoagies, breakfast items, milkshakes, coffee, soft pretzels, soups, and more.
    Olivia Evans, Louisville Courier Journal, 17 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
  • Two dogs came into the living room to inspect the uproar, mutts from the reservation.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 17 Oct. 2025
  • That rescue mutt had been known for years as Everest, but enough of that.
    Jim Cramer, Fortune, 1 Oct. 2025
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“Nit.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/nit. Accessed 31 Oct. 2025.

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