twit-twat

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English

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Etymology

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Possibly a clipping of twittle-twattle, influenced by twit (“(obsolete except Britain, dialectal) to be indiscreet, to gossip”).[1]

Noun

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twit-twat (uncountable)

  1. (obsolete, also attributive) Synonym of twittle-twattle (“frivolous chatter or gossip; gabble, tattle”)
  2. (countable) (Can we verify(+) this sense?) The house sparrow.

References

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  1. ^ “† twit-twat, adj. and n.”, in OED Online Paid subscription required⁠, Oxford, Oxfordshire: Oxford University Press, July 2023.
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