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twitchet

/ˈtwɪt͡ʃɪt/

twitchet noun: the vulva or vagina.

Noun

twitchet (plural twitchets)

  1. (US, dialectal, slang) The vulva or vagina.
    • ‘Now I aint one of these twitchet-struck tomcats who's got it on his mind day in and day out, but I'm a man, goddammit, and you showed me what it's like for the first time to enjoy bein a man.’1970, Donald Harington, Lightning Bug
    • The country boy felt of her legs, and patted her bottom, and kissed her bubbies, and then he begun to tickle her twitchet.1976, Vance Randolph, Pissing in the Snow and Other Ozark Folktales, page 138

Forms of twitchet

pluraltwitchets

Origin of twitchet

Uncertain. Perhaps from twitch + -et. First attested in the late 19th century.

Questions about twitchet

What does twitchet mean?
Twitchet means the vulva or vagina.
What part of speech is twitchet?
Twitchet is a noun.
How do you pronounce twitchet?
Twitchet is pronounced /ˈtwɪt͡ʃɪt/.
What is the plural of twitchet?
The plural of twitchet is twitchets.

Words near twitchet in the dictionary

  1. Twitchells
  2. twitchels
  3. twitcher
  4. twitchers
  5. twitches
  6. twitchet
  7. twitchets
  8. twitchety
  9. twitchgrass
  10. twitchier
  11. twitchiest

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