τιτίζω
From LSJ
τὰ σῦκα σῦκα, τὴν σκάφην δὲ σκάφην ὀνομάζειν → call a spade a spade | speak the truth | speak straight from the shoulder | give it straight from the shoulder | give the straight goods | not to mince matters | not to mince words | not mince words | call things by their right names | call a spade a spade and a shovel a shovel | call a shovel a shovel | call a spade a spade, not a big spoon
English (LSJ)
A like πιππίζω, cry 'ti, ti', cheep like a young bird; τιτίζοντας was the reading of Zenod. for τετριγῶτας in Il.2.314. (Onomatop.)
German (Pape)
[Seite 1121] wie πιπίζω, vom Schreien junger Vögel, pipen; bei Hom. Il. 2, 314 lasen einige Alte τιτίζοντες für τετριγῶτες, Zenodot. aber τεττίζοντες, vgl. Schol.
