SLIT

slit

(noun) a long narrow opening

cunt, puss, pussy, slit, snatch, twat

(noun) obscene terms for female genitals

slit

(noun) a narrow fissure

incision, scratch, prick, slit, dent

(noun) a depression scratched or carved into a surface

slit

(verb) cut a slit into; “slit the throat of the victim”

slit, slice

(verb) make a clean cut through; “slit her throat”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

slit (plural slits)

A narrow cut or opening; a slot.

(vulgar, slang) The opening of the vagina.

(vulgar, slang, derogatory) A woman, usually a sexually loose woman; a prostitute.

Verb

slit (third-person singular simple present slits, present participle slitting, simple past slit, past participle slitten or slit) ("slitten" is obsolete)

To cut a narrow opening.

To split into strips by lengthwise cuts.

(transitive) To cut; to sever; to divide.

Adjective

slit (not comparable)

Having a cut narrow opening

Anagrams

• &lits, List, list, lits, silt, tils

Source: Wiktionary


Slit, obs.

Definition: 3d. pers. sing. pres. of Slide. Chaucer.

Slit, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Slit or Slitted (; p. pr. & vb. n. Slitting.] Etym: [OE. slitten, fr. sliten, AS. stitan to tear; akin to D. slijten to wear out, G. schleissen to slit, split, OHG. slizan to split, tear, wear out, Icel. stita to break, tear, wear out, Sw. slita, Dan. slide. Cf. Eclat, Slate, n., Slice.]

1. To cut lengthwise; to cut into long pieces or strips; as, to slit iron bars into nail rods; to slit leather into straps.

2. To cut or make a long fissure in or upon; as, to slit the ear or the nose.

3. To cut; to sever; to divide. [Obs.] And slits the thin-spun life. Milton.

Slit, n. Etym: [AS. slite.]

Definition: A long cut; a narrow opening; as, a slit in the ear. Gill slit. (Anat.) See Gill opening, under Gill.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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According to Guinness World Records, the most massive cup of coffee contained 22,739.14 liters and was created by Alcaldía Municipal de Chinchiná (Colombia) at Parque de Bolívar, Chinchiná, Caldas, Colombia, on 15 June 2019. Fifty people worked for more than a month to build this giant cup. The drink prepared was Arabic coffee.

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