hittin

Makin' contact with

Hittin is a casual spelling of "hitting," representing how the word sounds in relaxed speech when the final g drops.

It appears in phrases like hittin different (affecting someone in an unusual or intense way) or hittin the gym.

The spelling signals informal, often Black American vernacular style.

success

ballin

Slang for prospering extravagantly

  • poppinLively, happening, exciting
  • blazinBurning or impressively intense
  • cookinPerforming excellently, informally

rockin · owning · slapping · bangin

striking

knockin

Hitting to announce

flirting

hollerin

Vociferous vocal projection

shootin · rizz · kickin · rappin · checkin · sweatin · messin

smoking

puffin

Stocky auk, bright beak

draggin · medicated · stoned · elevated · lifted · faded

traveling

cruisin

Moving at relaxed pace

  • ridinInformal for traveling atop
  • drivinControlling a car
  • headinTraveling toward a destination

leavin · dipping · trackin · trippin · commuting · haulin

reaching

breakin

Unlawful forced entry

goals · thresholds · ceilings · markers · levels · numbers · quotas · limits · records

Opposites
register/formality

hittinhitting

Making forceful contact

striking · impacting · written English · contacting

ACTION (underlying meaning of hitting)

hittinmissin

Not where expected

missing · whiffing · dodging · avoiding · evading

Phrases
Family

hitting, hitter, hitters, hittable

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Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Everyday, not technical · Rated PG