1. Deliberately provoke by mocking or poking fun
   "He enjoyed twitting his younger sister about her crush";
   - tease, razz [N. Amer, informal], rag, cod [Brit, informal], bait, taunt, rally, ride [N. Amer, informal], wind up [Brit, informal]

1. Aggravation by deriding, mocking or criticizing
   "The bully's constant twits made school life miserable for her";
   - taunt, taunting
    
2. Someone who is regarded as contemptible
   "The office twit was always trying to impress the boss with trivial accomplishments";
   - twerp [informal], twirp [informal, rare], gink [N. Amer, informal]

Derived forms: twits, twitted, twitting

Type of: aggravation, bemock [archaic], irritation, mock, provocation, simple [archaic], simpleton

Encyclopedia: Twit