twitty

comparative more twitty · comparative twittier · superlative most twitty · superlative twittiest

1. slangUS campusSilly, foolish, ineffectual.

   twit fool, lame person, loser | Heʼs such a twit; he always crank-calls me! [C450 1920s British: ‘trivial idiot’] → twitty having the characteristics of a twit

   [1989, Pamela Munro, “Tt”, in Slang U.: The Official Dictionary of College Slang, 1st edition (non-fiction), quoted in Green's Dictionary of Slang, New York City, NY: Harmony Books, published 1989, →ISBN, →LCCN, →OCLC, →OL, page 198, lines 18–21

   Synonyms: bad, stupid

2. AustraliaslangNervous.

   To spend a day with the Hendersons — if you’re like me — would usually end up in your becoming gradually and gently twitty. Twitty is the English vernacular for nervous or clownish.

   1996, John Byrell, Lairs, Urgers and Coat-Tuggers: The Fair Dinkum Oz Guide to the Racetrack, 1st edition, quoted in Green's Dictionary of Slang, Sydney: Ironbark, published 1996, →ISBN, →LCCN, →OCLC, →OL, →Goodreads, page 285

   Synonyms: clownish

plural Twittys

1. A surname.