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a small, inflamed swelling of the skin
  • "Look at all these zits—I'm hideous!" wailed the high schooler

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The first known use of zit was circa 1966

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“Zit.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/zit. Accessed 27 Oct. 2020.

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