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English Dictionary: twit	by the DICT Development Group
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
twit n someone who is regarded as contemptible [syn: twerp, twirp, twit] aggravation by deriding or mocking or criticizing Synonym(s): twit, taunt, taunting v 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" Synonym(s): tease, razz, rag, cod, tantalize, tantalise, bait, taunt, twit, rally, ride
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Twit \Twit\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Twitted}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Twitting}.] [OE. atwiten, AS. [91]tw[c6]tan to reproach, blame; [91]t at + w[c6]tan 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. firw[c6]zan, Goth. traweitan to avenge, L. videre to see. See {Vision}, {Wit}.] 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. [92]sop minds men of their errors, without twitting them for what is amiss. --L'Estrange.