Nitty

Quick meaning: Nitty is an adjective meaning (African-American Vernacular, MLE, slang) A dope fiend, a druggie.

Meaning

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

More Meanings

1. (Excessively) detailed or specific; fastidious, fussy, nit-picky.
2. (poker slang) Of a poker player: playing in an overly cautious and reactive manner.
3. (archaic, also figuratively) Full of nits.
4. (chiefly British, slang) Foolish, inane.
5. (obsolete, rare) Shining; elegant, spruce.

Example Sentences

Sure thy father was ſome botcher, and thy hungry tongue bit off theſe ſhreds of complaints, to patch up the elbows of thy nitty eloquence.

Next night, therefore, these nittie haxters intend with strong hand to breake his glass-window's, or at dead-time of night to pull downe his signe: and so ends their faire quarrel.

Stephen Colbert went overtime to get into the “nitty crazy” of President Donald Trump’s press conference with Russian President Vladimir Putin on Monday, noting that, he was shaken to his core, but “at 54, there’s not a lot of core left.”

Rich people haue the world at will, / Trades fade, but Lawiers flourish still, / Iacke would be married unto Gyll; / but care will kill a Cat. / Are you there, Sirrah, with your beares? / A Barbers shop with the nittie haires, / Doll, Phillis hath lost both her eares / for coozning.

Word Forms

• nittier
• nittiest
• nittie
• nitties

Synonyms for nitty

Depending on context, synonyms include lousy, dumb, idiotic, addlebrained, addlepated, airheaded.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include gritty, nittie, snitty, nook-shotten, nitpickety, nit-picky.

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