twits
Annoying foolish people
Twits is the plural of twit, a mildly insulting term for a silly or annoying person.
The word carries a tone of exasperation rather than real hostility: Those twits left the door wide open again.
British usage tends toward affectionate dismissal; American usage is less common but similarly mild.
Foolish, silly people
- dimwitsFoolish, unintelligent people
- idiotsThoroughly foolish people
- ninniesFoolish or silly people
- halfwitsFoolish or stupid people
dolts · simpletons · buffoons · dunces · blockheads · birdbrains · scatterbrains · numbskulls
nitwits
Foolish, silly people
halfwits · dolts · simpletons · buffoons · dunces · blockheads · birdbrains · scatterbrains · numbskulls · chumps
taunts
Mocking, provoking remarks
jeers · scoffs · needles · ribs · goads · baits · heckles · chides · razzes · roasts
twitsgeniuses
Exceptionally gifted intellects
sages · intellectuals · savants · masterminds · scholars
twitsluminaries
Distinguished influential people
worthies · dignitaries · notables · paragons · VIPs
- plot twistSudden narrative redirection
- twist someone's armPressure into agreement
- twist of fateUnexpected reversal of fortune
- twist and turnMove sinuously back and forth
- twist the knifeIntensify someone's anguish deliberately
- twist endingUnexpected narrative conclusion
twist, twisty, untwist, twitter, twit, untwisted, twitting, twitted