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nit

noun

  1. egg of a louse
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Wiktionary

Pronunciation: /nɪt/

noun

  1. A player with an overly cautious and reactive playing style.

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. 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 nittin