Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A pimple.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun slang a
pimple .
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- noun US, slang
pimple
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun a small inflamed elevation of the skin; a pustule or papule; common symptom in acne
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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In order to be the #1 Google search result for the word "zit," zits.com creates a bunch of stories about zits.
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Like I said in my own blog about obama winning the election and the hole in my tv screen, racism has become a boil, or a zit, that is pushing up under the surface, and ready to burst.
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Like I said in my own blog about obama winning the election and the hole in my tv screen, racism has become a boil, or a zit, that is pushing up under the surface, and ready to burst.
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Absolutely great writing today, Kristin .. but the next time you get a "zit" .... well, you know, that Karma thing.
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Absolutely great writing today, Kristin .. but the next time you get a "zit" .... well, you know, that Karma thing.
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There was an FTP error and internal permissions problem and what my hosting provider described to me in confidence-inspiring, technical language as a "zit".
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The one thing I can't figure out is, what (in this context) was a "zit"?
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As Bluto Blutarsky in "Animal House, '' John made cinema history by smashing a guitar, imitating a" zit "in the cafeteria and inspiring his fraternity brothers with the rallying cry:" Was it over when the Germans bombed Pearl Harbor? "
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A volcano-like zit has manifested itself on the tip of your nose on the morning of your job interview.
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A volcano-like zit has manifested itself on the tip of your nose on the morning of your job interview.
Archive 2010-02-01 2010
sonofgroucho commented on the word zit
We Scots would call this a pluke.
March 3, 2007