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CHIT
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Dictionary entry overview: What does chit mean?
• CHIT (noun)
The noun CHIT has 2 senses:
1. a dismissive term for a girl who is immature or who lacks respect
Familiarity information: CHIT used as a noun is rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A dismissive term for a girl who is immature or who lacks respect
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Context example:
she's a saucy chit
Hypernyms ("chit" is a kind of...):
fille; girl; miss; missy; young lady; young woman (a young female)
Sense 2
Meaning:
The bill in a restaurant
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Synonyms:
Context example:
he asked the waiter for the check
Hypernyms ("chit" is a kind of...):
account; bill; invoice (an itemized statement of money owed for goods shipped or services rendered)
Context examples
I hate affected, niminy-piminy chits!
(Little Women, by Louisa May Alcott)
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