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zit.

Pimple

3 characters1 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈzɪt/
  1. Pimple

    Canada · US · slang
Where this word comes from

Uncertain origin, first attested as 1960s North American English teenagers' slang. Compare English chit (“pimple, wart”), German Zitze (“teat, nipple”).

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