Meanings
pittie1
- obsoleteObsolete spelling of pity.
plural pitties
- countableobsoleteuncountableObsolete spelling of pity.
pittie2
plural pitties
- countableendearinginformaluncountableA pit bull terrier.
I was used to slammed doors, rumbling buses, shouting, snarling pitties, police sirens, […]
2012, Marta Acosta, Dark Companion, page 332 more examples
Maybe he'd want a signal from me that he should rush to the carrier and retrieve a pittie on his own— a small one, alive, our new class pet.
2014, Ellen Cooney, The Mountaintop School for Dogs and Other Second Chances, page 247Lori and I rescued a pittie from a local rescue organization and our lives have never been the same.
2015 August, Sara Ernest, “Love in Rescue”, in Quorum, page 6Synonyms: pibble, pit, pit bull, shitbull, velvet hippo
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA pit bull terrier.
Origin
- Proto-West Germanic*puti
- Old Englishpytt
- Middle Englishpit
- Englishpit
- Englishpittie
From pit (“pit bull terrier”) + -ie.
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