Meaning & use
zit
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An informal word for a pimple, especially one on the face.
See it in a sentence
He woke up on picture day with a huge zit on his chin.
Stress and poor sleep can make zits more likely to appear.
A note on using this word
Zit is casual slang best suited to informal speech; "pimple" or "blemish" is the more neutral choice in writing.
Words with a similar meaning
pimpleblemish
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