nit

Etymology 1

From Middle English nite, from Old English hnitu, from Proto-Germanic *hnits (compare Dutch neet, German Nisse, Norwegian nit), from Proto-Indo-European *-níd- (compare Scottish Gaelic sneadh, Lithuanian glìnda, Polish gnida, Albanian thëri, Ancient Greek κονίς (konís)).

noun

1. The egg of a louse.
2. A young louse.
3. (UK, Ireland, slang) A head louse regardless of its age.
4. (UK, slang) A fool, a nitwit.
5. A nitpicker.
6. A minor shortcoming.

verb

1. (MLE) To have the modus vivendi of a drug addict, to live the life of a nitty.
   Can’t miss no dots Every shot let caused I’m hittin Used to bag it up in the toilet My mumsie thought I was shittin Ever seen a junky fittin? Ever stepped in a room full of needles? 2018, “Rolling Round”, HL8 and SimpzBeatz (music), performed by Sparko of OMH

Etymology 2

From Latin nitēre (“to shine”).

noun

1. A candela per square metre.
   This brightness of this LCD screen is between 900 and 1000 nits.

Etymology 3

noun

1. Synonym of nat (“logarithmic unit of information”)

Etymology 4

noun

1. (poker) A player with an overly cautious and reactive playing style.