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单词 twittle-twat
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twittle-twatn.

Origin: Apparently formed within English, by clipping or shortening. Etymon: twittle-twattle n.
Etymology: Apparently shortened < twittle-twattle n.Perhaps compare twat n., although this is first attested considerably later as a term of abuse.
Obsolete. rare.
A person who talks idly or foolishly; a chatterer, a babbler.
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the mind > language > speech > conversation > [noun] > chatting or chat > one who chats or gossips
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1662 A. Brome Rump (new ed.) i. 52 Next come those idle Twittle-twats, Which calls me many God-knows-whats.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2019; most recently modified version published online June 2021).
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