smithereens

[ smith-uh-reenz ]
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plural noun
  1. small pieces; bits: broken into smithereens.

Origin of smithereens

1
1820–30; dial. smithers (< ?) + Hiberno-English -een diminutive suffix (<Irish -ín)
  • Also smith·ers [smith-erz]. /ˈsmɪð ərz/.

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British Dictionary definitions for smithereens

smithereens

/ (ˌsmɪðəˈriːnz) /


pl n
  1. little shattered pieces or fragments

Origin of smithereens

1
C19: from Irish Gaelic smidirīn, from smiodar

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