Twit vs Chaff - What's the difference?

Twit is a related term of chaff.

In lang=en terms the difference between twit and chaff

is that twit is to reproach, blame; to ridicule or tease while chaff is to make fun of; to turn into ridicule by addressing in ironical or bantering language; to quiz.

As verbs the difference between twit and chaff

is that twit is to reproach, blame; to ridicule or tease while chaff is to use light, idle language by way of fun or ridicule; to banter.

As nouns the difference between twit and chaff

is that twit is a reproach, gibe or taunt while chaff is the inedible parts of a grain-producing plant.

twit

English

Verb

(twitt)

To reproach, blame; to ridicule or tease.

* 1590 , Shakespeare. History of Henry VI , Part II, Act III, Scene I

"Hath he not twit our sovereign lady here

With ignominious words, though clerkly couch'd,

As if she had suborned some to swear

False allegations to o'erthrow his state? " -

* 1955 , edition, ISBN 0553249592, page 106:

Mr. Cramer, a policeman, came this morning and twitted me for having let a murderer hoodwink me.

* 2007 , Bernard Porter, "Did He Puff his Crimes to Please a Bloodthirsty Readership?", review of Stanley: The Impossible Life of Africa’s Greatest Explorer'' by Tim Jeal, ''London Review of Books , 5 April, 29:7, p. 10

H. R. Fox Bourne, secretary of the Aborigines' Protection Society – often twitted for being an ‘armchair critic’ – wrote in a review of one of Stanley's books

* Tillotson

This these scoffers twitted the Christian with.

* L'Estrange

Aesop minds men of their errors, without twitting them for what is amiss.

(computing) To ignore or killfile (a user on a bulletin board system).

* 1995 , "Michelle Jackson", Debutante/Question about Tori Shirts'' (on newsgroup ''rec.music.tori-amos )

However, on the Internet BBS's such as Quartz (now dead), Prism, Monsoon, Sunset, ect(SIC), someone pulling that kind of crap is likely to get flamed quite fast and twitted before he/she can breathe.

* 2002 , "Chris Hoppman", FidoNet Feed Needed'' (on newsgroup ''alt.bbs )

And no, there is no "thought purification program" that can filter out some folks(SIC) obscene ideas that can be expressed w/o written vulgarities. That has to be simply "dealt" with, either by ignoring or twitting the individual that offends habitually.

Noun

(en noun)

A reproach, gibe or taunt.

A foolish or annoying person.

* (rfdate) (Larry Kramer), Just Say No

What do you mean, since when did I become such a radical fairy? Since I started knowing twits' like you, you ' twit !

Usage notes

In the UK and UK English-speaking areas, usually used in a humorous or affectionate manner.

Derived terms

* (l)

Synonyms

* See also

chaff

English

Noun

(-)

The inedible parts of a grain-producing plant.

To separate out the chaff , early cultures tossed baskets of grain into the air and let the wind blow away the lighter chaff.

* Dryden

So take the corn and leave the chaff behind.

By extension, any excess or unwanted material, resource, or person; anything worthless.

There are plenty of good books on the subject, but take care to separate the wheat from the chaff .

* Shakespeare

the chaff and ruin of the times

Loose material dropped from aircraft specifically to interfere with radar detection.

Straw or hay cut up fine for the food of cattle.

* Wyatt

By adding chaff' to his corn, the horse must take more time to eat it. In this way ' chaff is very useful.

Light jesting talk; banter; raillery.

Derived terms

* separate the wheat from the chaff

Verb

(en verb)

To use light, idle language by way of fun or ridicule; to banter.

To make fun of; to turn into ridicule by addressing in ironical or bantering language; to quiz.