nit
noun/nɪt/
/nɪt/
- the egg or young form of a louse (= a small insect that lives in human hair)Topics Insects, worms, etc.c2
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- (British English, informal) a stupid person
Word OriginOld English hnitu, of West Germanic origin; related to Dutch neet and German Nisse.
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