zit

zit
zit (n.) "acne pimple," 1966, originally U.S. teenager slang, of unknown origin.

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  • zit — [zit] n. Slang a pimple, esp. one on the face …   English World dictionary

  • zit — /zit/, n. Slang. a pimple; skin blemish. [1960 65; orig. uncert.] * * * …   Universalium

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