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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

backhanded compliment

left-handed compliment

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Noun

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Anything that serves to remind

handwriting on the wall

rumor^US

rumour^UK

signalling^UK

signaling^US

confidential information

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Verb

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To ridicule or deride someone mockingly

satirize^US

satirise^UK

minimize^US

make someone a laughing stock

make a laughing-stock

minimise^UK

make cutting remarks about

give the Bronx cheer to

look down one's nose at

regard with contempt

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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

belabor^US

stigmatise^UK

belabour^UK

drag through the mire

bring into disrepute

jump down one's throat

give a piece of one's mind

scandalize^US

scandalise^UK

give someone a bad press

minimize^US

minimise^UK

ostracize^US

ostracise^UK

give something a bad press

express a poor opinion of

bite someone's head off

sound off

lay out

have someone on the carpet

slap on wrist

rap on knuckles

put someone in their place

take down a peg or two

moralise^UK

moralize^US

blacken someone's reputation

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

give someone a carpeting

eat out

criticize hatefully

hold someone to blame

lose one's temper with

give the business

jump down someone's throat

mete out punishment to

drag someone's name through the mud

come down on like a ton of bricks

snap someone's head off

give a tongue-lashing

express disapprobation

express disapprobation of

stick it to

mortify

abash

bring charges against

not support

sort out

send someone away with a flea in his

make someone eat crow

make someone feel ashamed

lay the blame on someone for

attribute liability to

disfavour^UK

disfavor^US

compromise

put in a bad light

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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