modicum

noun mo·di·cum \ˈmä-di-kəm also ˈmō-\

: a small amount

Full Definition of MODICUM

: a small portion : a limited quantity

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Middle English, from Latin, neuter of modicus moderate, from modus measure

First Known Use: 15th century

Synonyms: beans, bubkes (also bupkes or bupkus), continental, damn, darn (also durn), diddly [slang], diddly-squat [slang], doodley-squat (or doodly-squat), fig, ghost, hoot, iota, lick, jot, rap, squat [slang], syllable, tittle, whit, whoop

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