clitty

English

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈklɪti/
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Etymology 1

From clit +‎ -y (diminutive suffix).

Noun

clitty (plural clitties)

  1. (slang) The clitoris; clit.
  2. (slang, humorous or derogatory) A penis likened to a clitoris, especially in terms of smallness.
    Synonym: clit
Derived terms

Etymology 2

From the old dialectal verb clit +‎ -y (adjectival suffix).

Adjective

clitty

  1. (UK dialectal, obsolete) Poorly or imperfectly set (of bread, cement, soil after rain, etc)
    • 1875, Frederick Thomas Elworthy, The Dialect of West Somerset: A Paper Read Before the Philological Society, January 15, 1875, page 141:
      This yur pudden's proper clitty, sure 'nough - I zim tis 'most like putty. […]
    • 1867, William Frederick Rock, Jim (fict.name.), Jim and Nell: A Dramatic Poem in the Dialect of North Devon, pages 29-30:
      I'm vexed tha keaks be clitty.
    • 1897 January 30th, Evesham Journal, quoted in the EDD:
      The snow seemed to club the land, which got ‘clitty’ and worked badly for a considerable time afterwards.
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