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What is another word for twit?

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Noun

A silly or foolish person

A state of being nervous, anxious, or irritated

A contemptible person whose behavior is offensive to others

A fool, a twit

Bore

A facetious or insulting remark

Anything that serves to remind

To ridicule or deride someone mockingly

To tease someone

To reproach or censure someone

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Noun

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A silly or foolish person

unsophisticated person

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“Shut the door, you silly twit. It's the police.”

Noun

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A state of being nervous, anxious, or irritated

furore^UK

furor^US

state of nervous excitement

alarums and excursions

clamor^US

clamour^UK

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Noun

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A contemptible person whose behavior is offensive to others

jailbird^US

gaolbird^UK

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Noun

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A fool, a twit

twerp

cypher^UK

cipher^US

person of no importance

person of little consequence

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Noun

Bore

Noun

A facetious or insulting remark

offence^UK

offense^US

pulling someone's chain

backhanded compliment

rancor^US

rancour^UK

libeling^US

libelling^UK

character assassination

good-humoured mockery

pretence^UK

pretense^US

cavilling^UK

caviling^US

distorted representation

false impression

exaggerated drawing

exaggerated representation

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Noun

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Anything that serves to remind

handwriting on the wall

rumor^US

signalling^UK

signaling^US

rumour^UK

confidential information

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Verb

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To ridicule or deride someone mockingly

satirize^US

satirise^UK

minimize^US

criticise^UK

criticize^US

minimise^UK

make cutting remarks about

make someone a laughing stock

make a laughing-stock

look down one's nose at

regard with contempt

blow raspberries at

call names

give the Bronx cheer to

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“Uesugi used to twit him for his idleness, whereupon Sanko would make some retort which Uesugi considered impertinent.”

Verb

To tease someone

satirize^US

satirise^UK

play a practical joke on

play a practical joke

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“I recollect the boys used to twit him about courting the widow's daughter.”

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To reproach or censure someone

criticize^US

give someone what for

rail at

haul over the coals

tongue-lash

give someone a rollicking

give someone a dressing-down

dishonor^US

criticise^UK

give someone some stick

have a go at

read the riot act

give someone an earful

accuse

take to task

rap over the knuckles

tear into

give a rocket

pull up

give someone a rating

tear off a strip

give someone a mouthful

call to task

give someone a roasting

give the devil

cavil

rail against

give someone a telling-off

disgrace

express disapproval of

jawbone

give someone a wigging

dishonour^UK

give someone a bollocking

give someone a caning

send someone away with a flea in their ear

pummel^US

pummelled^UK

stigmatize^US

stigmatise^UK

belabor^US

drag through the mire

belabour^UK

cane

bring into disrepute

jump down one's throat

give a piece of one's mind

scandalize^US

scandalise^UK

give someone a bad press

ostracise^UK

ostracize^US

disfavour^UK

disfavor^US

disesteem

strongly criticize

pour scorn on

give something a bad press

bite someone's head off

sound off

lay out

have someone on the carpet

put someone in their place

take down a peg or two

moralise^UK

moralize^US

minimize^US

rap across the knuckles

tear someone a new one

give someone a dressing down

give someone a telling off

rap someone the knuckles

drag over the coals

blacken someone's reputation

give someone a carpeting

mete out punishment to

lose one's temper with

give the business

jump down someone's throat

drag someone's name through the mud

minimise^UK

come down on like a ton of bricks

hold someone to blame

complain to

hold responsible

give a tongue-lashing

snap someone's head off

express disapprobation

express disapprobation of

send someone away with a flea in his

make someone eat crow

make someone feel ashamed

express a poor opinion of

ruin the reputation of

pooh-pooh

damage someone's reputation

destroy someone's credibility

detract from

bring into disfavour

show in a bad light

blacken someone's name

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“After a dram, his cronies began to twit him for being a coward in not voting according to his opinions.”

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