flyblow vs nit

flyblow

noun
  • The larva of the blowfly, especially when found on rotten meat. 

verb
  • To deposit eggs upon, as a blowfly does on meat; to cause to be maggoty. 

  • To taint or contaminate. 

nit

noun
  • The egg of a louse. 

  • A nitpicker. 

  • A candela per square metre. 

  • A head louse regardless of its age. 

  • A young louse. 

  • A fool, a nitwit. 

  • Synonym of nat (“logarithmic unit of information”) 

  • A player with an overly cautious and reactive playing style. 

  • A minor shortcoming. 

verb
  • To have the modus vivendi of a drug addict, to live the life of a nitty. 

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