pitbull

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noun

Shortened form of pit bull terrier.

“My mother was a pitbull.”

Less commonScrabble 11

Meanings

nounpitbull (plural pitbulls)

plural pitbulls · alternative pit-bull · alternative pit bull

  1. Shortened form of pit bull terrier.
  2. figurativelyinformalAn aggressive person.

    My mother was a pitbull.

  3. aeronauticsA NATO brevity code indicating a semi-active radar homing missile has begun active homing, and no longer requires its operator to maintain a radar track.
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APA

pitbull. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pitbull

MLA

“pitbull.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pitbull. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “pitbull,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pitbull.

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