different between howler vs titi

English

Etymology

howl +? -er. Some senses are derivatives of the intensifier "howling", as in "howling wilderness", (Deuteronomy 32:10)

Pronunciation

• (General American) IPA^(key): /?ha?l?/
• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /?ha?l?/
• Rhymes: -a?l?(?)
• Hyphenation: howl?er

Noun

howler (plural howlers)

1. That which howls, especially an animal such as a wolf or a howler monkey.
2. (historical) A person hired to howl at a funeral.
3. (slang) A painfully obvious mistake.
   • 1993, Paul Krugman, How I Work, October 1 1993, in: Paul Krugman, Arguing with Zombies, 2020, p. 402:

     Given what we know about cognitive psychology, utility maximization is a ludicrous concept; equilibrium pretty foolish outside of financial markets; perfect competition a howler for most industries.

   • 2009, Tom Burton, Quadrant, November 2009, No. 461 (Volume LIII, Number 11), Quadrant Magazine Limited, page 78:

     A howler is a glaring mistake, a mistake that cries out to be noticed.

4. (slang) A hilarious joke.
5. (slang) A bitterly cold day.
6. (psychology) A person who expresses aggression openly in the form of threats.

   Coordinate term: hunter

   • 2008, J. Reid Meloy, Lorraine Sheridan, Jens Hoffmann, Stalking, Threatening, and Attacking Public Figures (page 121)

     Although their behavior does not have the same impact as hunters, howlers nevertheless distract the public figure and compel security and law enforcement […]

   • 2015, Steve Albrecht, Library Security: Better Communication, Safer Facilities

     Hunters stalk their targets, make detailed plans, acquire and practice with weapons, and try to hurt or kill people. Howlers make bomb threats to schools, malls, churches, businesses, and government offices.

7. (sometimes figuratively) A heavy fall.
8. (slang) A serious accident (especially to come a howler or go a howler; compare come a cropper).

   Our hansom came a howler.

9. (slang) A tremendous lie; a whopper.
10. (slang, dated) A fashionably but extravagantly overdressed man, a "howling swell".
11. (historical) A 32-ounce ceramic, plastic, or stainless steel jug used to transport draft beer.

Derived terms

• calamity howler

Translations

References

Anagrams

• Wohler, wholer

English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?ti?ti?/

Etymology 1

Noun

titi (plural titis)

1. A New World monkey of the genus Callicebus, native to South America, distinguished by their long soft fur.

Further reading

• titi on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Callicebus on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
• Callicebus on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Maori.

Noun

titi (plural titis)

1. (New Zealand) Mutton bird.

Etymology 3

Noun

titi (plural titis)

1. A tree of the southern United States (Cliftonia monophylla) having glossy leaves and racemes of fragrant white flowers succeeded by one-seeded drupes.
2. Any related tree of the genus Cyrilla.

Synonyms

• (Cliftonia monophylla): black titi, buckwheat tree, ironwood
• (tree of genus Cyrilla): white titi

Agutaynen

Noun

titi

1. nipple; breast; udder

Amis

Noun

titi

1. meat

References

2017, Dictionary of the Central Dialect of Amis (?????????) (in Mandarin Chinese), Taiwan: Council of Indigenous Peoples.

Cebuano

Etymology 1

Compare didi.

Noun

titi

1. (childish) a baby bottle

Verb

titi

1. (childish) to nurse; to suck

Etymology 2

Compare tito.

Noun

titi

1. A respectful term of address to any familiar older man.

Etymology 3

Undetermined.

Verb

titi

1. to use up
2. to intrude; to meddle

French

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ti.ti/

Etymology 1

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Noun

titi m (plural titis)

1. (colloquial) street urchin

   Synonyms: gavroche, poulbot

Etymology 2

Borrowed from a Tupian language.

Noun

titi m (plural titis)

1. titi (New World monkey)

Further reading

• “titi” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

Guaraní

Noun

titi

1. breast

Hausa

Etymology

Borrowed from Yoruba títì (“street”), from English street.

Noun

t?t?? m (plural t?tun??, possessed form t?tìn)

1. street

Krio

Etymology

From Vai [Term?].

Noun

titi

1. girl

Lindu

Noun

titi

1. duck

Malay

Etymology

From Proto-Malayic *titi (compare Indonesian titi), from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *taytay, from Proto-Austronesian *taytay.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /titi/
• Rhymes: -iti, -ti, -i

Noun

titi

1. bridge (construction or natural feature that spans a divide)

Synonyms

• titian
• jambat
• jambatan

Descendants

• Indonesian: titi

Mapudungun

Noun

titi (using Raguileo Alphabet)

1. lead (metal)

References

• Wixaleyiñ: Mapucezugun-wigkazugun pici hemvlcijka (Wixaleyiñ: Small Mapudungun-Spanish dictionary), Beretta, Marta; Cañumil, Dario; Cañumil, Tulio, 2008.

Quechua

Adjective

titi

1. lead-colored, leaden

See also

Noun

titi

1. lead
2. tin
3. A black-spotted barbet (Capito niger)

Usage notes

Not to be confused with thiti.

Declension

Sakizaya

Noun

titi

1. meat

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?titi/, [?t?i.t?i]

Noun

titi f (plural titis)

1. (slang, regional) chick (young lady)

Pronunciation

• “titi” in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014.

Swahili

Pronunciation

Noun

titi (ma class, plural matiti)

1. breast (female organ)

Tagalog

Probably borrowed from Hokkien ?? (tî-tî / t?-t? / t?-tî / tih-tih, “euphemistic or slang term for penis”)

Noun

titì

1. (anatomy, usually childish) penis

Usage notes

Titi is the usual term for the penis, but may also be used in children's settings (similar to its Indonesian cognate titit). It is less vulgar than the synonymous "burat".

Synonyms

• burat (vulgar)
• putotoy
• tarugo
• ibon (slang, euphemistic)

Yoruba

Etymology 1

Adverb

títí

1. for a long time
2. until

Etymology 2

From English street.

Noun

títí

1. street

Descendants

• ? Hausa: t?t??