Hypertext Webster Gateway: "twit"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Twit \Twit\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Twitted}; p. pr. & vb. n.
{Twitting}.] [OE. atwiten, AS. [ae]tw[=i]tan to reproach,
blame; [ae]t at + w[=i]tan to reproach, blame; originally, to
observe, see, hence, to observe what is wrong (cf. the
meanings of E. animadvert; akin to G. verweisen to censure,
OHG. firw[=i]zan, Goth. traweitan to avenge, L. videre to
see. See {Vision}, {Wit}.]
To vex by bringing to notice, or reminding of, a fault,
defect, misfortune, or the like; to revile; to reproach; to
upbraid; to taunt; as, he twitted his friend of falsehood.
This these scoffers twitted the Christian with.
--Tillotson.
[AE]sop minds men of their errors, without twitting
them for what is amiss. --L'Estrange.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
twit
n 1: someone who is regarded as contemptible [syn: {twerp}, {twirp}]
2: aggravation by deriding or mocking or criticizing [syn: {taunt},
{taunting}]
v : harass with persistent criticism or carping; "The children
teased the new teacher"; "Don't ride me so hard over my
failure"; "His fellow workers razzed him when he wore a
jacket and tie" [syn: {tease}, {razz}, {rag}, {cod}, {tantalize},
{tantalise}, {bait}, {taunt}, {rally}, {ride}]
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