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Lit vs Zit - What's the difference?

lit | zit |

As nouns the difference between lit and zit

is that lit is little while zit is pimple.

As an adjective lit

is little.

As a verb lit

is past tense of light.

lit

English

Etymology 1

From (etyl) lit, lut, from (etyl) . More at (l).

Adjective

(en-adj)
  • (obsolete) Little.
  • Noun

    (-)
  • (obsolete) Little.
  • Etymology 2

    From (etyl) lihte, from (etyl) . More at (l).

    Verb

    (head)
  • (light)
  • (US, dialectal) To run, or light
  • * {{quote-news, 1988, April 8, Grant Pick, Johnny Washington's Life, Chicago Reader citation
  • , passage=With that the kid lits off down the street, and, what do you know! }}

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • illuminated
  • * He walked down the lit corridor.
  • (slang) intoxicated or under the influence of drugs; stoned
  • (slang) Sexually aroused (usually a female), especially visibly sexually aroused (e.g., labial swelling is present)
  • Derived terms
    * half lit

    Etymology 3

    From (etyl) lit, from (etyl) .

    Noun

    (-)
  • Colour; blee; dye; stain.
  • Derived terms
    * (l) * (l)

    Etymology 4

    From (etyl) litten, liten, from (etyl) . See above.

    Verb

    (litt)
  • To colour; dye.
  • Etymology 5

    Short for literature.

    Noun

    (-)
  • Abbreviated form of literature.
  • Derived terms
    * chick lit * lit crit * litfan

    Anagrams

    * ----

    zit

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (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 .
  • * 1987 , 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)

    See also

    * acne * blackhead * pimple * spot ----