zit en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- (Australia) audio
- /ˈzɪt/
Etymology
Uncertain origin, first attested as 1960s North American English teenagers' slang. Compare English chit (“pimple, wart”), German Zitze (“teat, nipple”).
Meanings
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(Canada, US, slang) Pimple
Brad: Sara, did you take my Clearasil again? Sara: I ran out of brown (paint). Brad: Great. How am I supposed to cover up my zits?
1987 Adventures in Babysitting, 00:06:35I can't help thinking how little good all that working out did him. I think the only thing he ever got out of it was more zits.
1968, J. Lawrence Hagen, “Pinball 1959”, in Generation, volumes 20-21, page 182:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| zits | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
zitless · zitface · zitty · zitcom · zitfaced · zitso
Relateds
acne · blackhead · spot · pimple
Synonyms
Translations (21)
hu pattanás (pimple) · es barrillo (pimple) · es granujo (pimple) · es comedón cerrado (pimple) · fi näppylä (pimple) · eo aknero (pimple) · de Pickel (pimple) · lv pumpa (pimple) · bg пъпка (pimple) · es comedón blanco (pimple) · hu ragya (pimple) · eo akno (pimple) · bg петно по кожата (pimple) · pt espinha (pimple) · fi finni (pimple) · el μπιμπίκι (pimple) · es barrito (pimple) · es grano (pimple) · ru пры́щ (pimple) · de Pustel (pimple) · es barro (pimple)