twit
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8.5
- noun
- /twɪt/
- Offensive
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idiota
- Anyone who could possibly like Longfellow, the argument goes, is a twit.
- a little twit
- a silly twit
- a brainless twit
They don't like to be seen and in fact may even say to the truth teller child, I can see you judging me, you little twit.
- They don't like to be seen and in fact may even say to the truth teller child, I can see you judging me, you little twit.
Examples
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A self-absorbed twit who's never done a bit of hard work in your life.
Blog text (7) -
Because, although he was a bit of an upper-class twit, John Silber would've been much, much worse.
Blog text (2) -
All the years protecting it now ruined by a little twit!
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You just stick to the plan, you bug-brained twit.
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What a nervous twit you are. I thought, trying to mock away my misgivings.
Fiction book (1990) -
But that doesn't mean you have to act like a self-righteous twit in the process.
Fiction book (1997) -
Silly twit.
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You silly twit!
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You both think I'm scum, that I'm a twit and scum, but what you are is cowards.
Fiction book (1998) -
I can't believe he pulled that stunt; what a silly twit!
Synonyms
59
3.7
A person who behaves foolishly or annoyingly
58
9.9
A rude person who treats others badly
36
7.9
A person who acts silly and not very smart
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9.1
A silly annoying person that others do not respect
34
9.9
A rude word for a very foolish person
15
9.9
An insulting word for a person who does very stupid things
15
8.9
A rude word for a person who seems very stupid
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8.8
A rude, silly person who annoys others
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7.7
A person who is not very smart
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9.9
A person who behaves in an annoying, rude, or foolish way
8
9.9
A rude person who is annoying or stupid
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9.9
A person who behaves in a silly or annoying way
3
9.9
A person who acts foolishly or oddly
3
9.9
A small mean person that others dislike
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9.9
A person who acts silly and annoys others
1
9.9
A person who behaves in a silly, playful way
1
9.9
A person who is annoying and easy to dislike
1
9.9
A person who annoys others by acting foolish
1
9.9
A person who behaves very rudely and foolishly
1
9.9
A person who is annoying or causes trouble
A person who behaves in a silly or foolish way
A person who acts silly in a way that annoys others
A very rude word for a person who is annoying or stupid
A rude, foolish person who annoys others
A person who is rude and annoying
A person who is shy, awkward, and seen as not cool, often as a playful joke
A rude, stupid person who annoys others
A person who is very foolish and annoying
How Silly
Surface Forms
Etymology
Twit began as a verb meaning 'to tease' or 'to reproach' someone. Over time that action word became a name for the person being mocked, so a twit is now a silly or annoying person.