Tits
/tɪts/noun
A vulgar slang term for breasts.
Did you know?The singular form *tit* is recorded in English from the 14th century and is likely related to older Germanic words for a breast or teat, with the same root showing up in everyday words like *teat* and *titmouse*.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Germanic
PGmc
*tittō
“breast, teat”
Old English
OE
titt
“teat, nipple”
Middle English
ME
tit
“teat, nipple; later a colloquial term for a breast”
Early Modern English
English
tits
“plural slang for breasts”
Modern English
English
tits
“vulgar slang for breasts”