Meanings
deet1
DEET2
- An insect repellent (chemical name N,N-diethyl-m-toluamide) that can be applied to skin or clothing.
According to my iPhone, there is 90 percent humidity during the outdoor dance. I presume 100 percent humidity involves drowning. Rivulets of sweat pour down my spine like caressing fingers. I spray DEET on myself so profusely I can taste the chemicals on my tongue through my nostrils.
2022 November 26, Virginia Feito, “Sweating Through a Honeymoon in Paradise”, in The New York TimesSynonyms: diethyltoluamide
Deet3
- A barangay of Tayum, Abra, Philippines.
Synonyms & antonyms
proper nounAn insect repellent (chemical name N,N-diethyl-m-toluamide) that can be applied to skin or clothing.
Origin
DEET · proper noun
From d t, the initials of diethyl and toluamide in the name of the chemical.
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Chinese Mandarin 避蚊胺
- 避蚊胺 (bìwén'àn)insect repellent
Hungarian DEET, N,N-dietil-meta-toluamid
- DEETinsect repellent
- N,N-dietil-meta-toluamidinsect repellent
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Cite this entry
deet. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/deet
“deet.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/deet. Accessed November 2, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “deet,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/deet.
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