Complete Definition of "zit"

see|žít

English

Etymology
Unknown slang with its origin in 1960's, the term "zit" may be related to the German "Zitse" [teat, nipple].

Noun
en-noun

  1. context|US|slang pimple

Synonyms
acker, akker italbrac|Archaic Australian slang

Translations
Finnish: näppylä, finni

See also
acne
blackhead
pimple
spot


Dutch

Verb
zit

  1. singular present tense of zitten
  2. imperative of zitten
  3. a common name for acne

Translations
English: sit, sits


Middle High German
Noun
zīt

  1. time

Category:Middle High German nouns
Category:gmh:Time

fr:zit
ku:zit
ru:zit

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