Meanings
nountwit-twat (uncountable)
- alsoattributiveobsoleteuncountableSynonym of twittle-twattle (“frivolous chatter or gossip; gabble, tattle”).
Synonyms: twittle-twattle
Synonyms & antonyms
nounSynonym of twittle-twattle (“frivolous chatter or gossip; gabble, tattle”).
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Origin
Possibly a clipping of twittle-twattle, influenced by twit (“(obsolete except Britain, dialectal) to be indiscreet, to gossip”).
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twit-twat. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/twit-twat
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“twit-twat.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/twit-twat. Accessed November 4, 2026.
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WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “twit-twat,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/twit-twat.
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