No. 8,353 in French
zit
In French slang, "zit" is an informal term for a pimple or spot.
In a sentence
La jeune fille a remarqué un petit zit sur son visage.
The young girl noticed a small zit on her face.
In this sentence, 'zit' is used informally to refer to a small pimple or skin blemish.
Il parle souvent de son adolescence, surtout des zits qu'il avait.
He often talks about his adolescence, especially the zits he had.
Here, 'zits' is pluralized to refer to multiple pimples, emphasizing the informal nature of the term in French borrowed usage.
Les produits contre les zits sont de plus en plus demandés par les jeunes.
Products against zits are increasingly demanded by young people.
In this usage, 'zits' refers collectively to pimples, integrating into conversational French while maintaining the informal tone of the term.
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