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tidbit
noun tid·bit \ˈtid-ˌbit\
: a small piece of food
: a small piece of news or interesting information
Full Definition of TIDBIT
1
: a choice morsel of food
2
: a choice or pleasing bit (as of information)
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Variants of TIDBIT
tid·bit also tit·bit \ˈtit-ˌbit\
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Origin of TIDBIT
perhaps from tit- (as in titmouse) + bit
First Known Use: circa 1640
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Rhymes with TIDBIT
a bit, acquit, admit, armpit, backfit, base hit, befit, bowsprit, bushtit, catch it, cesspit, close-knit, cockpit, commit, cool it, culprit, cut it, demit, dimwit, dog it, do it, emit, firelit, fleapit, gaslit, get it, gill slit, godwit, hack it, half-wit, hard-hit, henbit, house-sit, legit, lit crit, make it, mess kit, misfit, mishit, moonlit, mosh pit, nitwit, no-hit, obit, omit, outfit, outwit, owe it, peewit, permit, pinch-hit, Prakrit, press kit, pulpit, refit, remit, rough it, sandpit, Sanskrit, scratch hit, snakebit, snake pit, starlit, stock split, submit, sunlit, switch-hit, tar pit, tight-knit, tomtit, to wit, transmit, turnspit, twilit, two-bit, unfit, unknit, warp knit, watch it, weft knit, well-knit
TIDBIT Defined for Kids
tidbit
noun tid·bit \ˈtid-ˌbit\
Definition of TIDBIT for Kids
1
: a small tasty piece of food
2
: a small interesting but unimportant bit (as of news)
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