Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

twitty

/ˈtwɪt.iː/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.97 in modern English

Syllables: twit-ty
IPA: /ˈtwɪt.iː/

12

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

2

Syllables

4

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

adj

Silly, foolish, ineffectual.

Slang

adj

Australian usage; Slang

Example Sentences

"twit fool, lame person, loser | Heʼs such a twit; he always crank-calls me! [C450 1920s British: ‘trivial idiot’] → twitty having the characteristics of a twit"
"To spend a day with the Hendersons — if you’re like me — would usually end up in your becoming gradually and gently twitty. Twitty is the English vernacular for nervous or clownish."

Etymology

From twit[face] (“a fool, an idiot”, noun) + -y (adjectival suffix). First attested in 1989 (sense 1).

Origin

First known use: First attested in 1989

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˈtwɪt.iː/
British English: /ˈtwɪt.iː/

Usage

Inflected Forms

Twittys (plural) more twitty (comparative) twittier (comparative) most twitty (superlative) twittiest (superlative)

Synonyms

bad stupid clownish

Rhymes With

city pretty committee pity kitty witty subcommittee gritty bitty nitty chitty ditty

Questions

How do you pronounce twitty?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈtwɪt.iː/.
What does twitty mean?: A surname.
Where does twitty come from?: First known use: First attested in 1989.

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