twit, taunt, taunting
(noun) aggravation by deriding or mocking or criticizing
twerp, twirp, twit
(noun) someone who is regarded as contemptible
tease, razz, rag, cod, tantalize, tantalise, bait, taunt, twit, rally, ride
(verb) harass with persistent criticism or carping; “The children teased the new teacher”; “Don’t ride me so hard over my failure”; “His fellow workers razzed him when he wore a jacket and tie”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
twit (third-person singular simple present twits, present participle twitting, simple past and past participle twitted)
(transitive) To reproach, blame; to ridicule or tease.
(transitive, computing) To ignore or killfile (a user on a bulletin board system).
twit (plural twits)
A reproach, gibe or taunt.
A foolish or annoying person.
A euphemism for "twat", a contemptible or stupid person.
A person who twitters, i.e. chatters inanely (see usage notes).
In the UK, the word "twit" for a person is usually used in a humorous or affectionate manner.
• See also fool
• Witt
Source: Wiktionary
Twit, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Twitted; p. pr. & vb. n. Twitting.] Etym: [OE. atwiten, AS. ætwitan to reproach, blame; æt at + witan to reproach, blame; originally, to observe, see, hence, to observe what is wrong (cf. the meanings of E. animadvert; akin to G. verweisen to censure, OHG. firwizan, Goth. traweitan to avenge, L. videre to see. See Vision, Wit.]
Definition: To vex by bringing to notice, or reminding of, a fault, defect, misfortune, or the like; to revile; to reproach; to upbraid; to taunt; as, he twitted his friend of falsehood. This these scoffers twitted the Christian with. Tillotson. Æsop minds men of their errors, without twitting them for what is amiss. L'Estrange.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
19 June 2025
(noun) the condition of belonging to a particular place or group by virtue of social or ethnic or cultural lineage; “his roots in Texas go back a long way”; “he went back to Sweden to search for his roots”; “his music has African roots”
According to Guinness World Records, the most massive cup of coffee contained 22,739.14 liters and was created by AlcaldĂa Municipal de Chinchiná (Colombia) at Parque de BolĂvar, 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.
