chit
3
9.9
A young girl viewed as rude or immature
- noun
- /tʃɪt/
- Offensive
:
mocosa
- "A man squires a sweetheart to a feast, not a twelve-year-old chit.
- little chit
- chit-chat
Examples
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"This chit was just the way he liked them—tiny and not at all womanly.
Blog text (34) -
A little chit of a girl?
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-I hate affected little chits.
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The teacher dismissed the young chit who was being disrespectful in class.
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She acted like a silly chit, ignoring everyone's advice during the discussion.
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Many people found the spoiled chit annoying because of her immature behavior.
Synonyms
3
9.9
A small mean person that others dislike
is milder, expressing a dismissive, mildly contemptuous tone
Compounds
How Dismissive
Surface Forms
Etymology
Chit is a rude name for a young girl. A helpful way to remember it is to think of it as a small 'child' or 'young person', because it suggested someone unimportant or immature and so became an insulting word.