zit

Meaning

Pimple

Synonyms

pimple

spot

hickey

blemish

boil

carbuncle

pustule

furuncle

Translations

Pickel

bouton

espinha

acne

grano

acne-blaasje

μπιμπίκι

pustule

foruncolo

Furunkel

καλόγερος

σπυράκι

δοθιήνας

ακμή

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈzɪt/

Etymology

Cognate with English: chit

Cognate with German: Zitze

In summary

Uncertain origin, first attested as 1960s North American English teenagers' slang. Compare English chit (“pimple, wart”), German Zitze (“teat, nipple”).