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twit-twat

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.63 in modern English

Syllables
twit-t-wat
IPA
14
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
3
Syllables
4
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Synonym of twittle-twattle (“frivolous chatter or gossip; gabble, tattle”).

Obsolete; Uncountable

Etymology

Possibly a clipping of twittle-twattle, influenced by twit (“(obsolete except Britain, dialectal) to be indiscreet, to gossip”).

Usage

Synonyms

twittle-twattle

Questions

What does twit-twat mean?
Synonym of twittle-twattle (“frivolous chatter or gossip; gabble, tattle”).
Where does twit-twat come from?
Possibly a clipping of twittle-twattle, influenced by twit (“(obsolete except Britain, dialectal) to be indiscreet, to gossip”).

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