slit

nounverbadjectivecommon in dialogue

//ˈslɪt//

A narrow cut or opening; a slot.

noun

1
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.[…].
2
The vulva.
[…]I twiſted my thighs, ſqueezed, and compreſs’d the lips of that virgin-ſlit[…]
3
A woman, usually a sexually loose woman; a prostitute.

Etymology

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.

verb

1
To cut a narrow opening.
He slit the bag open and the rice began pouring out.
2
To split into strips by lengthwise cuts.
3
To cut; to sever; to divide.
And slits the thin-spun life.

adjective

1
Having a cut narrow opening.

Forms

plural: slits
past participle: slitten
present participle: slitting
third person singular: slits

slippery · Of a surface, having low friction, often due to being covered…slipping · The act of something that slips; a slip; a skidding or sudden…slips · the area of the field covered by fielders in the slip…

slit · A narrow cut or opening; a slot.

Sloan · A surname.Sloane · A surname.slob · A lazy and slovenly or obese person.

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