Plural of chit; small written notes or receipts, or informal term for young children or small animals.
From Hindi 'chit,' a note or receipt, borrowed into English during colonial India. Also used colloquially for small, insignificant people.
The word 'chit' brilliantly captures the bureaucratic history of colonial India—thousands of chits moved through administrative systems, creating the modern paper trail concept that runs our world today.
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