[Diana Ross Fan]

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I think we're mis-understanding the term NIT.

NIT is kinda/sorta a synonym for a rock.

It's taken on a bit of a negative connotation in my local group, but a good example of a NIT is someone who will blind out of a tourney just to avoid pushing with a bad hand.

I think you're thinking it has more to do with being "nit-picky".

Nit is actually an old pool room term as I know it.
Basically a player that won't gamble at all. He'd only make a game if it was one he couldnt lose.

Or as my old pool room manager would say, That guy's such a nit, he wouldn't bet a dime that the sun is gonna rise tomorrow.

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Interesting. I didn't know about the word's history. Most of us use "nit" to refer to someone who complains a lot about trivial things.

Generally that type of person plays tight passive, but I have seen a few play typical-passive or very rarely loose-passive.