zit
English
Etymology
Uncertain origin, first attested as 1960s slang. Compare English chit (“pimple, wart”), German Zitze (“teat, nipple”).
Pronunciation
- Rhymes: -ɪt
Noun
zit (plural zits)
- (US, slang) pimple
- 1968, J. Lawrence Hagen, "Pinball 1959", Generation volume 20–21, page 182:
- I can't help thinking how little good all that working out did him. I think the only thing he ever got out of it was more zits.
- 1987Adventures in Babysitting, 00:06:35:
- Brad: Sara, did you take my Clearasil again? Sara: I ran out of brown (paint). Brad: Great. How am I supposed to cover up my zits?
- 1968, J. Lawrence Hagen, "Pinball 1959", Generation volume 20–21, page 182:
Translations
Dutch
Pronunciation
Audio (file) - IPA(key): /zɪt/
Noun
Synonyms
Verb
zit
- first-, second- and third-person singular present indicative of zitten
- imperative of zitten
Middle High German
Etymology
From Old High German zīt, from Proto-Germanic *tīdiz, from Proto-Indo-European *dīti- (“time, period”), from *dī- (“time”).
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