different between nitty vs kitty

English

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): (modern) /?n?ti?/, (older) /?n?t?/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /?n?ti/, /-?i/
• Rhymes: -?ti
• Hyphenation: nit?ty

Etymology 1

From nit +? -y. The “foolish, inane” adjective sense is from nit (“fool, nitwit”), possibly under the influence of nutty (“crazy, mad”).

The origin of the noun sense (“dope fiend, druggie”) is unknown, but could refer to a person who is under the influence of drugs to the extent that he or she is careless about personal hygiene and unkempt. Compare the verb nit (“to be a nitty”).

Adjective

nitty (comparative nittier or more nitty, superlative nittiest or most nitty)

1. (archaic, also figuratively) Full of nits.

   Synonym: lousy
2. (chiefly Britain, slang) Foolish, inane.

   Synonyms: dumb, idiotic

Alternative forms

• nittie (obsolete)

Translations

Noun

nitty (plural nitties)

1. (African-American Vernacular, MLE, slang) A dope fiend, a druggie.

Synonyms

• See Thesaurus:addict

Translations

Etymology 2

Probably from nitty(-gritty).

Adjective

nitty (comparative nittier or more nitty, superlative nittiest or most nitty)

1. (Excessively) detailed or specific; fastidious, fussy, nit-picky.

   Synonyms: see Thesaurus:fastidious
2. (poker slang) Of a poker player: playing in an overly cautious and reactive manner.

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Etymology 3

A clipping of nitid (“bright, lustrous, shining”), or directly derived from Latin nitidus (“glittering, shining”), from nite? (“to glitter, shine; to look beautiful or bright”) (from Proto-Indo-European *ney- (“to shine”)) + idus (“suffix meaning ‘tending to’”).

Adjective

nitty (comparative more nitty, superlative most nitty)

1. (obsolete, rare) Shining; elegant, spruce.

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References

Further reading

• nitty (disambiguation) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Anagrams

• tinty

English

Alternative forms

• kittie (young cat)

Etymology

From kit +? -y (diminutive suffix). Compare Dutch katje (“kitty”).

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /?k?ti/
• (US, Canada) IPA^(key): /?k?ti/, [?k???i]
• (US, Canada) Homophones: kiddie, kiddy
• Rhymes: -?ti

Noun

kitty (plural kitties)

1. (informal) A kitten or young cat.
2. (childish, sometimes capitalized) A pet name for a cat.

   Aw, look at the kitty!

   • 2007, Pam Johnson-Bennett, Starting from Scratch: How to Correct Behavior Problems in Your Adult Cat

     Even how a child picks up and handles the cat can make the kitty begin to fear the very sight of the youngster.

3. A money pool, as for a card game, or for shared expenses.
4. (poker, slang) In a home game, a small, specified amount taken from each pot to pay the host's expenses.
5. (slang, vulgar) Euphemistic form of pussy: vulva and/or vagina.
6. (card games) A set of additional cards dealt face down in some games.

Synonyms

• (money pool): pot

Related terms

• kitteh
• kitten
• kittenish, kittenlike
• kitty litter

Translations

See also

• pussy

Further reading

• cat on Wikipedia.Wikipedia