tits
tits — noun
- titssingular
- titsesplural
1. a small songbird with a round body and a short beak, often seen in gardens and f
a small songbird with a round body and a short beak, often seen in gardens and forests across Europe, Asia, and Africa
Aylin hung a feeder in the garden and soon a pair of tits came to eat the seeds.
collocation: hang a feeder to attract tits
Saira pointed at the feeder and whispered, "That great tit has a black stripe on its head."
birdwatcher discourse: pointing and identifying a species
During the cold winter months, tits often visit bird tables for scraps of food.
Liang spotted a blue tit carrying moss into the nest box and called his daughter over to watch.
Tits build their nests inside holes in trees or walls near human houses.
2. an offensive slang word for a woman's breast or nipple, considered very vulgar i
an offensive slang word for a woman's breast or nipple, considered very vulgar in most social situations
The TV show kept making cheap jokes about tits and bottoms.
register: crude or vulgar humour
Some blokes at the bar made crude jokes about tits, so the manager asked them to leave.
register: crude joking in a pub setting
Sven's mates were cracking jokes about tits during the lunch break until the supervisor told them to cut it out.
A group of teenage boys in the park shouted something about her tits as she cycled past.
用法筆記
This sense is considered vulgar and offensive. It is not appropriate in polite conversation, professional settings, or formal writing. Avoid using it unless you fully understand the strong negative reaction it can cause.
常見錯誤
3. an insulting word used to describe someone who is not intelligent or who behaves
an insulting word used to describe someone who is not intelligent or who behaves in a foolish way; considered offensive by many people
Ryan called his colleague a tit after she spilled coffee over the reports.
British slang: insult addressed to a person
Some tit parked across the driveway and blocked Faisal's car for an hour.
indefinite determiner 'some' with insult
Tendai felt like a complete tit when he realised he had been queuing at the wrong counter.
Noor called herself a tit under her breath after locking the car keys inside the boot.
用法筆記
This is a British English insult. It is milder than many other swear words but can still cause offence, especially in a workplace or formal setting. The singular 'tit' is more common than the plural for this sense.
常見錯誤
tits — abbreviation
1. short written form of 'title', used in bibliographies, catalogues, and reference
short written form of 'title', used in bibliographies, catalogues, and reference lists before the name of a book, article, or other published work
Mei checked the "tits" field in the catalogue record to verify the full title of each book.
bibliographic field name: "tits" for title
The database uses "tits" as a short label for the publication title in search results.
database field label for title
Sort the spreadsheet by the "tits" column to list all journal articles alphabetically by title.
When you fill in the reference form, type the book title in the box labelled "tits".
用法筆記
This abbreviation appears almost exclusively in formal reference lists, library catalogues, and metadata forms. In academic writing it is safer to write the full word 'title'.
2. short written form of 'Titus', used as an abbreviation for the book of Titus in
short written form of 'Titus', used as an abbreviation for the book of Titus in the New Testament of the Christian Bible
The pastor asked the group to turn to Tit. chapter 2 in their Bibles.
Biblical book abbreviation: 'Tit.' for Titus
The sermon cited Tit. 2, Paul's letter to Titus, about living wisely at every age.
Bible abbreviation: 'Tit.' stands for Titus in scripture citations
Scholars date the writing of Tit. to around the middle of the first century AD.
For the assignment, she compared passages from Romans and Tit.
用法筆記
This abbreviation is used in Bible referencing systems alongside other book abbreviations (e.g. 'Gen' for Genesis, 'Rev' for Revelation). 'Tit.' is a more common abbreviation; 'tits' appears in some compact citation formats.