clitty

noun, adj — 3 senses

clitty

noun

/ˈklɪti/

Etymology From clit + -y (diminutive suffix).

1

Slang The clitoris; clit.

2

Derogatory, Humorous, Slang A penis likened to a clitoris, especially in terms of smallness.

Derived terms
clitty litter

clitty

adj

Etymology From the old dialectal verb clit + -y (adjectival suffix).

1

UK, Dialectal, Obsolete Poorly or imperfectly set (of bread, cement, soil after rain, etc)

  • This yur pudden's proper clitty, sure 'nough - I zim tis 'most like putty.[…]1875, Frederick Thomas Elworthy, The Dialect of West Somerset: A Paper Read Before the Philological Society, January 15, 1875, page 141:
  • I'm vexed tha keaks be clitty.1867, William Frederick Rock, Jim (fict.name.), Jim and Nell: A Dramatic Poem in the Dialect of North Devon, pages 29-30:
1 more example
  • The snow seemed to club the land, which got ‘clitty’ and worked badly for a considerable time afterwards.1897 January 30th, Evesham Journal, quoted in the EDD

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