slit
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slit
- /ˈslɪt/
Rhymes with -ɪt
Where it comes from
From Middle English slitten, 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. Apparently unrelated to English slot, whose etymology, however, is uncertain.
noun slits
- A narrow cut or opening; a slot. The face which emerged was not reassuring. It was blunt and grey, the nose springing thick and flat from high on the frontal bone of the forehead, whilst his eyes were narrow slits of dark in a tight bandage of tissue.[…].
- The vulva. […]I twiſted my thighs, ſqueezed, and compreſs’d the lips of that virgin-ſlit[…]
- A woman, usually a sexually loose woman; a prostitute.
verb slits · slitting · slit · slitten
- To cut a narrow opening. He slit the bag open and the rice began pouring out.
- To split into strips by lengthwise cuts.
- To cut; to sever; to divide. And slits the thin-spun life.
adjective
- Having a cut narrow opening.
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: slitted, cut, slice, prick, notch, scratch, incision, cunt, puss, pussy, dent, nooky, injured, gash, hack, chink
Translations
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noun narrow cut or opening; a slot
| Español | ranura, tajo, rendija, rehendija, redendija, hendija |
|---|---|
| 中文 | 狭缝 xiáfèng |
| Português | greta, ranhura |
| Français | fente |
| Deutsch | Nut, Schlitz, Spalt |
| Italiano | fessura |
| Русский | щель ščelʹ, разре́з razréz |
noun vulgar, slang: vulva
| Español | raja, rayita |
|---|---|
| Português | racha |
| Français | vulve, fente |
| Deutsch | Schlitz, Schamritze, Ritze, Schamspalte, Spalte |
| Русский | щёлка ščólka |
noun vulgar, slang: a derogatory name for a woman, usually a sexually loose woman; a prostitute
| Русский | мокрощёлка mokroščólka |
|---|
verb cut a narrow opening
| Español | degollar, despescuezar, espescuezar |
|---|---|
| Deutsch | schlitzen, aufschlitzen, zerschlitzen |
| Italiano | fendere |
| العربية | قَطَعَ qaṭaʕa, شَطَبَ šaṭaba, شَرَطَ šaraṭa |
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title = {slit},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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urldate = {2026-11-06}
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