English

Noun

zit ‎(plural zits)

1. (US, slang) pimple
   • 1968, J. Lawrence Hagen, "Pinball 1959", Generation volume 20–21, page 182:

     I can't help thinking how little good all that working out did him. I think the only thing he ever got out of it was more zits.

   • 1987Adventures in Babysitting, 00:06:35:

     Brad: Sara, did you take my Clearasil again? Sara: I ran out of brown (paint). Brad: Great. How am I supposed to cover up my zits?

Synonyms

• acker, akker (Archaic Australian slang)

Derived terms

• zitso
• zitty

Translations

See also

• acne
• blackhead
• pimple
• spot

Dutch

Pronunciation

Noun

zit m ‎(plural zitten, diminutive zitje n)

1. the act of sitting
2. (by extension) (Belgium) an exam term at university or hogeschool
3. seat
4. (by extension) a seat in a legislative or regulatory group (e.g., in a parliament or a board)

Synonyms

1. (the act of sitting): zitting
2. (exam term): zittijd
3. (seat): zetel, zeet
4. (seat in a group): zetel, zitje

Verb

zit

1. first-, second- and third-person singular present indicative of zitten
2. imperative of zitten

Middle High German

Etymology

From Old High German zīt.

Noun

zīt f

1. time

Descendants

• German: Zeit
• Yiddish: צײַט ‎(tsayt)