nit meaning: definition, etymology and quotations

nit

noun

/nɪt/

Etymology From Middle English nite, from Old English hnitu, from Proto-Germanic *hnits (compare Dutch neet, German Nisse, Norwegian nit), from Proto-Indo-European *-níd- (compare Scottish Gaelic sneadh, Lithuanian gli̇̀nda, Polish gnida, Albanian thëri, Ancient Greek κονίς (konís)).

1

The egg of a louse.

2

A young louse.

3

Ireland, UK, Broadly A head louse regardless of its age.

4

UK, Slang A fool, a nitwit.

5

A minor shortcoming; the object of a nitpick.

6

A nitpicker.

Synonyms: dickies
Derived terms: nit comb, nitgrass, nit-keeper, nit nurse, nitpicker, nit-picking, nitpicking, nitpicky, nitter

nit

verb

Etymology From Middle English nite, from Old English hnitu, from Proto-Germanic *hnits (compare Dutch neet, German Nisse, Norwegian nit), from Proto-Indo-European *-níd- (compare Scottish Gaelic sneadh, Lithuanian gli̇̀nda, Polish gnida, Albanian thëri, Ancient Greek κονίς (konís)).

1

Multicultural London English To have the modus vivendi of a drug addict, to live the life of a nitty.

Can’t miss no dots Every shot let caused I’m hittin Used to bag it up in the toilet My mumsie thought I was shittin Ever seen a junky fittin? Ever stepped in a room full of needles? No I ain’t doin no nittin2018, “Rolling Round”, HL8 and SimpzBeatz (music), performed by Sparko of OMH:

nit

noun

Etymology From Latin nitēre (“to shine”).

1

A candela per square metre.

This brightness of this LCD screen is between 900 and 1000 nits.

nit

noun

1

Synonym of nat (“logarithmic unit of information”).

nit

noun

1

Card games, Poker A player with an overly cautious and reactive playing style.

Related terms: nitty, nit-noid