chit

noun

Definition of chitnext
as in lass

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Recent Examples of chit Foreign politicians called in chits with celebrities who had personal connections to the president and his family, avoiding their own embassies in the process. — Fiona Hill, Foreign Affairs, 27 Sep. 2021 What came of it is The Art of Small Talk, an eight-hour audiobook from Malcom Gladwell’s Pushkin Industries, that expands on the original premise — with scientific research, expert interviews, celebrity guest spots and, of course, chit chat. — Seija Rankin, The Hollywood Reporter, 3 Sep. 2019 Advertisement The Securities and Exchanges Board of India is still probing Hindenburg’s allegations, but the market seems to have taken the apex court’s recent observation as a clean chit to Adani. — Mimansa Verma, Quartz, 25 May 2023 In 2018, the Central Bureau of Investigation gave him a clean chit in the matter. — Niharika Sharma, Quartz, 12 July 2021 See All Example Sentences for chit
Recent Examples of Synonyms for chit
  1. lass
  2. lassie
  3. filly
  4. debutante
  5. deb
Noun
  • There’s no need to sing a song of a lass that is gone.
    — Lincee Ray, EW.com, 18 Jan. 2025
  • That's absolutely the wildest way to welcome a lass to your city.
    — Paul Du Quenoy, Newsweek, 9 Dec. 2024
Definition of lass
Noun
  • This cake type was the sort fed to train and trench weary doughboys by Great War doughnut lassies (or doughnut dollies, depending) and flour, baking powder, sugar, and lard were all in good supply for the duration.
    — Jody Mamone, Hartford Courant, 19 Dec. 2024
  • Here’s your chance, lads and lassies, to snap up a historic home in Scotland from one of the United States’ most beloved musicians.
    — Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 20 Sep. 2023
Definition of lassie
Noun
  • The $250,000 Gulfstream Park Oaks (G2) is Race 9 Saturday and seven 3-year-old fillies are entered with a pair of favorites expected to decide the race.
    — Jay Ginsbach, Forbes.com, 29 Mar. 2025
  • Race 11 is the $400,000 Fair Grounds Oaks (G2) for 3-year-old fillies with the same qualifying points awarded towards the May 2 Kentucky Oaks at Churchill Downs.
    — Jay Ginsbach, Forbes, 22 Mar. 2025
Definition of filly
Noun
  • The music begins and 160 debutantes and their escorts in four rows stroll in a slow graceful procession.
    — Anthony DeMarco, Forbes, 2 Mar. 2025
  • The other debutante, for her part, laughed off the moment.
    — Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 2 Dec. 2024
Definition of debutante
Noun
  • The viral video showed Martin, dressed in custom blue Valentino, in a moment with another deb, French countess Aliénor Loppin de Montmort.
    — Kathleen Walsh, Glamour, 18 Dec. 2024
  • Now every nubile deb has her eye on him, and our poor heroine doesn’t seem to stand a chance.
    — Judy Berman, TIME, 16 May 2024
Definition of deb

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