zit
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- noun
- /zɪt/
- UK
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- I woke up with this huge zit this morning.
- get a zit
- pop a zit
- squeeze a zit
Dude, if I have a zit on my neck, I will.
- Dude, if I have a zit on my neck, I will.
- I also got the fun ghost zits, the cystic acne where you can feel it.
- So sometimes I'll get like ingrown hairs or zits around where I shave, which sucks.
- But the Glossier zit stick has been working great for me.
- I won't get more graphic than that, but yes, it acts just like a normal zit, pops, pus, etc.
- I could just die when I have a huge zit breakout.
- I've had the most stubborn zit like right under here that is just not going away.
- This one's a little pricey, but it helps with texture and it even, I don't think it claims to help with acne or zits, but I swear to God it helps.
- And when I'm feeling like if I have a zit, this like kills the bacteria and it kind of like dries it out.
- You know what we call blackheads or whiteheads, zits or boils, And it's thought to be caused by three important things.
- Just going with the zit patches on your face.
- Glowy skin, covering up these zits, playing with some orange.
- And he gets like zits like a person like all over his body.
- I could be stubborn about it and keep zits in my face and be stuck on.
Examples
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And I thought about that zit that I picked and picked.
Blog text (14) -
I've had the most stubborn zit like right under here that is just not going away.
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So yesterday I had a little like zit on my lip right here.
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Nobody cares about the zit on your nose, right?
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Why can't I just be a normal kid who only has to worry about how many zits to cover up?
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I've had a few zits.
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He's skinny, with a buzz haircut and zits on his face and neck.
Fiction book (2002) -
She was embarrassed about the big zit on her chin before the school dance.
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After trying several treatments, he finally found a solution for the zit on his forehead.
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I noticed a small zit developing on my nose and decided to take extra care of my skin.
Synonyms
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1.0
A small swollen red spot on the skin often filled with pus
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4.1
A small white bump on the skin from a blocked pore
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8.1
A small red raised spot on the skin filled with pus
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7.0
A small red bump on the skin like a pimple
A small red spot on the skin, like a pimple
How Inflamed
Surface Forms
Etymology
Zit is a short slang word for a pimple, meaning a 'small, red spot' on the skin. A helpful way to remember it is that the word sounds like a quick little 'zit' or 'pop' people imagine when a pimple appears or bursts, so zit now means that small, often sore spot.