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{{11}}tit (n.1) "breast," O.E. titt (a variant of TEAT (Cf. teat)). But the modern slang tits (pl.), attested from 1928, seems to be a recent reinvention from teat, used without awareness that it is a throwback to the original form. Titty, however, is on record from 1746 as "a dial. and nursery dim. of teat."
{{12}}tit (n.2) 1540s, "any small animal or object" (as in compound forms such as titmouse, tomtit, etc.); also used of small horses. Similar words in related senses are found in Scandinavian (Cf. Icel. tittr, Norw. tita "a little bird"), but the connection and origin are obscure; perhaps, as OED suggests, the word is merely suggestive of something small. Used figuratively of persons after 1734, but earlier for "a girl or young woman," usually in deprecatory sense of "a hussy, minx" (1590s).

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  • Tit — Tit, n. 1. A small horse. Tusser. [1913 Webster] 2. A woman; used in contempt. Burton. [1913 Webster] 3. A morsel; a bit. Halliwell. [1913 Webster] 4. [OE.; cf. Icel. titter a tit or small bird. The word probably meant originally, something small …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • ţiţ — interj. Cuvânt care redă chiţăitul şoarecelui. ♢ expr. Nici ţiţ = nici un cuvânt, nici cârc, nici pis. – Onomatopee. Trimis de valeriu, 07.05.2003. Sursa: DEX 98  ŢIŢ interj. v. chiţ. Trimis de siveco, 13.09.2007. Sursa: Sinonime  ţiţ/ţiţ ţíţ… …   Dicționar Român

  • tit — tit1 [tit] n. [ TIT(MOUSE)] a titmouse or other small bird tit2 [tit] n. [ME titte < OE tit, TEAT] 1. NIPPLE (sense 1) 2. a breast: in this sense now vulgar tit3 …   English World dictionary

  • tit — Ⅰ. tit [1] ► NOUN ▪ a titmouse. ORIGIN probably Scandinavian. Ⅱ. tit [2] ► NOUN 1) vulgar slang a woman s breast. 2) Brit …   English terms dictionary

  • TIT — steht als Abkürzung für den Brief des Paulus an Titus ist ein anderer Name für Moulay Abdallah, ein Ort zehn Kilometer südlich von El Jadida in Marokko TIT steht als Abkürzung für Tokyo Institute of Technology, eine staatliche technische… …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • tit — [ tıt ] noun count 1. ) IMPOLITE a woman s breast 2. ) INFORMAL a TEAT 3. ) a small bird that is common in Europe => TIT FOR TAT …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • Tit. — Tit., Abbreviatur 1) für Titus; 2) für Titulus, Rang, Würde; 3) für Titulo, unter dem Titel. Tit. deb., für Titulo debito, mit gebührendem Titel …   Pierer's Universal-Lexikon

  • Tit — Tit., vollständiger Tit. deb., Abkürzung für titulo debito (lat.), »mit gebührendem Titel« …   Meyers Großes Konversations-Lexikon

  • Tit. — Tit. = ↑ Titel. * * * Tit. = Titel …   Universal-Lexikon

  • tit. — tit. tit. abbrtitle Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996 …   Law dictionary

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