tit

B2 · Upper Intermediate Countable noun British English · Informal · Slang

n. a person who behaves in a silly or annoying way.

n. a derogatory epithet for a fool or an idiot, primarily used in British and Irish English.

“Don't be such a tit; just apologize and move on.”

“He felt like a complete tit after realizing he had been arguing against his own interests for the entire meeting.”

B2 · Upper Intermediate Uncountable noun

n. part of a phrase meaning you do something bad to someone because they did something bad to you.

n. an equivalent given in return; specifically used in the fixed expression 'tit for tat' to describe retaliatory action.

“The two countries are engaged in a tit-for-tat trade war.”

“The negotiations devolved into a series of tit-for-tat accusations, preventing any meaningful progress on the actual treaty.”