Added 10 October 2026
sit-in
noun
noun Definition from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. More about sit-in at Wordnik → Where our words come from →
- A form of civil disobedience in which demonstrators occupy seats and refuse to move.
Origin
A deverbal from sit in. By surface analysis, sit + -in (protest).
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