Oxford Dictionary English zit noun noun BrE BrE//zɪt// ; NAmE NAmE//zɪt// (informal, especially North American English) Add to my wordlistjump to other resultsa spot on the skin, especially on the face synonym pimple compare spot Word Origin1960s: of unknown origin; apparently originally teenagers' slang in North American English.See zit in the Oxford Advanced American DictionaryCheck pronunciation: zit oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com
