nit

noun

Definition of nitnext
chiefly British
1
as in lunatic
a person who lacks good sense or judgment stop being such a great nit and listen to what I have to say

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2
as in idiot
a stupid person some nit at the bar was claiming all politicians are crooked

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for nit
  1. fool
  2. nut
  3. stupid
  4. goose
  5. prat
  6. mutt
Noun
  • Another disaster might make the Steelers or any team fools for casting their lot with Pickens.
    Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, Orlando Sentinel, 10 Jan. 2025
  • Wednesday’s game could be a Finals preview, but predicting June’s outcomes in January feels like a fool’s errand.
    Steven Louis Goldstein, The Athletic, 8 Jan. 2025
Definition of fool
Noun
  • Roasted tomatoes and halved gooseberries nestle in a pool of kefir and roasted kale oil; avocado wedges rolled in roasted seeds and nuts are separated by sorrel leaves; pea tips and tendrils garnish a stack of fried cheese dumplings.
    Garrett Snyder, Los Angeles Magazine, 18 July 2017
  • Meanwhile, people are on the dance floor going nuts.
    Ron Hart, Esquire, 6 July 2017
Definition of nut
Noun
  • An underrated gem — not enough people have seen this top-tier season — Squirrels Trip has some fabulous vocals, very funny lyrics, a heavy dose of stupid, and an engaging story.
    Barry Levitt, Vulture, 19 Apr. 2024
  • The stupid!
    Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 2 July 2021
Definition of stupid
Noun
  • Erik Kain Christmas is coming, the goose is getting fat.
    Erik Kain, Forbes, 21 Dec. 2024
  • Fowl Plains Outfitters is located in Great Bend, Kansas, offering duck and goose hunts.
    Ashley J. DiMella Fox News, Fox News, 20 Dec. 2024
Definition of goose
Noun
  • As Ray Winstone might say, what a prat.
    Holman W. Jenkins, WSJ, 29 Mar. 2022
  • Through it all, however, the gal has retained a sort of grand hauteur, even while prat-falling into a bush.
    Lester Fabian Brathwaite, EW.com, 24 Mar. 2022
Definition of prat
Noun
  • Two lively mutts guard the noodle factory on the other side of the fence.
    Anne F. Thurston, Foreign Affairs, 23 Feb. 2016
  • It’s been a long time coming for Managing Partner Kathleen Klinger and her cohorts in ownership, one that’s seen this 3,600-square-foot former warehouse repurposed into a mecca for mutts — and cyclists.
    Amy Drew Thompson, Orlando Sentinel, 29 Nov. 2024
Definition of mutt
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