with-it

adjective

: socially or culturally up-to-date
the intelligent, disaffected, with-it youngEliot Fremont-Smith

Examples of with-it in a Sentence

a brand of humor that the comedy club's with-it clientele very much appreciates
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June 25, 2024 3 AM PT Facebook Show more sharing options There were lime-green tube tops, lime-green beanies, lime-green hoodies and cowboy hats and sunglasses and at least one lime-green mesh vest like something an especially with-it street paver might wear. Mikael Wood, Los Angeles Times, 25 June 2024 Some things are simply not meant to be cool, hip, or with-it. Jay Nordlinger, National Review, 4 Apr. 2024

Word History

First Known Use

1959, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of with-it was in 1959

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“With-it.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/with-it. Accessed 30 Nov. 2024.

Kids Definition

with-it

adjective
ˈwit͟h-ət
: very aware of what is up-to-date and in fashion
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