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plural zits
informal
: a small, red, swollen spot on the skin : pimple
got a zit on his face
… drama that goes well beyond the pre-prom zit …—Mike Blaxill et al.
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Examples of zit in a Sentence
“Look at all these zits—I'm hideous!” wailed the high schooler
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Fast Nothing ruins our morning like waking up with a surprise zit.
—Rebecca Martinson, Rolling Stone, 12 Dec. 2024
Photograph: Amazon; Getty Images Back in the day, getting a zit meant caking on disguising layers of foundation, concealer, powder …or maybe just a strategically angled hairstyle.
—Boutayna Chokrane, WIRED, 27 Nov. 2024
No dressing gown and Uggs for you, no zit stickers and alarming hair in a scrunchie.
—Daisy Jones, Glamour, 4 Nov. 2024
Slap one of these absorbent, hydrocolloid-rich patches on your zit before bed and wake up to witness the goo drawn out—no popping necessary,
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—Annie Blackman, Allure, 2 Dec. 2024
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Word History
Etymology
origin unknown
First Known Use
1965, in the meaning defined above
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“Zit.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/zit. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.
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zit
noun
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