Definitions

twit

[twit] / twɪt /

VERB

ridicule

Synonyms

STRONG

banter caricature cartoon chaff deride expose fleer gibe haze humiliate jape jeer jest jive jolly josh kid lampoon laugh at mimic mock needle pan parody pooh-pooh quiz rag rally rib ride roast satirize scoff scorn scout sneer take off taunt travesty

WEAK

make a fool of make a game of make a laughingstock make fun of poke fun at pull one's leg put down rail at razz run down send up show up

Antonyms

STRONG

admire approve commend compliment flatter laud praise

Example Sentences

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The “i” in twit was pronounced as an “a.”

From Salon

In lieu of private, family ownership, you have one behemoth corporation, the Guggenheim Group, predicated on maximizing profit potential, and not giving a twit regarding social or moral imperatives.

From Los Angeles Times

Its inhabitants are those of “there will always be an England” England: stern vicars, timid curates, lords and earls, penniless titled wastrels living on allowances from their uncles, imperious aunts, upper-crust twits.

From Los Angeles Times

I’m not saying that Min has to be a privileged twit.

From Los Angeles Times

Nelis renders the professor a pompous and pedantic twit but not a heartless one.

From Los Angeles Times

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