twit-twat

twit-twat
\\ˈtwi.ˌtwät, -it.ˌw-\ noun (-s)
Etymology: imitative

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  • twit — was originally, and still is, a verb, meaning ‘taunt’ [16]. It is a shortened version of the now defunct atwite. This went back to Old English ætwītan, a compound verb formed from the prefix æt , denoting ‘opposition’, and wītan ‘reproach’. It is …   The Hutchinson dictionary of word origins

  • twit — was originally, and still is, a verb, meaning ‘taunt’ [16]. It is a shortened version of the now defunct atwite. This went back to Old English ætwītan, a compound verb formed from the prefix æt , denoting ‘opposition’, and wītan ‘reproach’. It is …   Word origins

  • twit — [twıt] n [Date: 1900 2000; Origin: Perhaps from twat] informal a person who you think is stupid or silly …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • Twat — The word twat has various functions, its primary meaning being a vulgar synonym for the human vulva, vagina, or clitoris. [http://dictionary.reference.com/search?q=Twat Dictionary definition and etymology of twat ] ] It is also widely used as a… …   Wikipedia

  • twit — twit1 /twit/, v., twitted, twitting, n. v.t. 1. to taunt, tease, ridicule, etc., with reference to anything embarrassing; gibe at. 2. to reproach or upbraid. n. 3. an act of twitting. 4. a derisive reproach; taunt; gibe. [1520 30; aph. var. of… …   Universalium

  • twat — I. twot n British 1. the vagina. A word first recorded in the 17th century. The etymology is obscure but it probably derives from a rural dia lect term. 2. a foolish or obnoxious person. The word has had this sense (firstly in London slang) since …   Contemporary slang

  • twat — a pregnant goldfish but an urban legend; see twit …   Dictionary of ichthyology

  • twit — a pregnant goldfish, supposedly a term used in Australia and the subject of much internet debate and usage in trivia questions. See also twat …   Dictionary of ichthyology

  • twat — see TWIT …   The Hutchinson dictionary of word origins

  • twat — see TWIT …   Word origins

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