twit

[US]/twɪt/
[UK]/twɪt/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

n. fool; idiot; simpleton

vt. criticize; mock; ridicule
Word Forms
Present Participletwitting
Pluraltwits
Third Person Singulartwits
Past Participletwitted
Past Tensetwitted

Phrases & Collocations

silly twit

annoying twit

Example Sentences

we're in a twit about your visit.

Stop messing around, you silly twit!

Between you and me I think that new supervisor is a twit.

She called him a twit for forgetting her birthday.

He's such a twit, always making silly jokes.

Don't be a twit, just apologize.

I can't believe you fell for that twit's lies.

She's a bit of a twit when it comes to technology.

He's always acting like a twit to get attention.

I can't stand that twit in our class.

Stop being such a twit and take this seriously.

She's just a harmless twit, don't take her seriously.

He's a twit for believing everything he reads online.

Real-world Examples

" Because you are not a complete twit."

Source: A man named Ove decides to die.

As for the tots, they're twits.

Source: Classic movies

It twitted that it is a worthless decision from an illegal government.

Source: BBC Listening Collection December 2013

Mr.Dorsey said in a twit that he wanted to reinvest in people.

Source: BBC Listening Compilation October 2015

She is now facing police interrogation over similar twits. The signs are not good.

Source: BBC Listening Collection November 2014

Irina Rodnina twitted a photo-collage showing an unidentified hand offering the US President a banana.

Source: BBC Listening September 2013 Collection

In one of his first twits, Mr. Snowden described himself as just a citizen with voice.

Source: BBC Listening Compilation October 2015

Users twit a payment request to ask money and they twit to the destination confirming payment throughout the world to see.

Source: AP Listening November 2014 Collection

Oh, for god sakes, you bleached blonde twit. I'm not talking about me. I'm talking about you and Bradley.

Source: Desperate Housewives (Audio Version) Season 5

I am just using regular psychology on the spineless, British twit.

Source: Waste Material Alliance | Community

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