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from The Century Dictionary.
- noun The European house-sparrow. Passer domesticus. See cut under
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reesetee commented on the word twit-twat
"As for twit-twat, an alternative name for the common house sparrow, that compound is not likely related to any of these twats or twits. Instead twit-twat is a shortened form of twittle-twattle, which arose as a variant of tittle-tattle, which arose as a reduplicated form of tattle, meaning to chatter."
— Mark Morton, The Lover’s Tongue: A Merry Romp Through the Language of Love and Sex (2003)
February 25, 2024