slit
Meaning
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- A narrow cut or opening; a slot.
- (slang) The vulva.
- (slang) A woman, usually a sexually loose woman; a prostitute.
Synonyms
cut throat
cut end
be cut up
cut open
cut to
make a hole
operate on
rip open
slice up
snip off
very small
gore 1
bring about a crack
cut away
nip off
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Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈslɪt/
Etymology
From Old English slītan, from Proto-Germanic *slītaną (“to tear apart”), from Proto-Indo-European *(s)leyd- (“to tear, rend (cut apart), split apart”). Possibly cognate with Latin laed- (“to strike, hurt, injure”). Doublet of slite; also related to slice through French borrowing.
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