twicet
Twice, with an extra t on the end like mountain folks say it.
Also called twict, twiced.
Updated September 24, 2026
twicet pronunciation
/TWYST/
Meaning
Twicet means twice. Same count, different sound. Southern and Appalachian speakers often tack a t onto words that end in an s sound, so twice becomes twicet and once becomes oncet. You hear it in everyday talk: seen him twicet this week, told you twicet already.
How folks use it
- “I told him twicet not to leave the gate open.”
- “We only get up that mountain road about twicet a year.”
Origin and etymology
Excrescent final t after an s sound, a long-noted feature of South and South Midland speech. DARE marks twicet chiefly South and South Midland. Dialect writers listed it with oncet, acrost, and clost by the late 1800s. It is a pronunciation habit written out, not a separate word with a new meaning.
Frequently asked questions
Is twicet different from twice?
No. It means the same thing. The t is just how a lot of Southern mountain talk rounds off the word.