tidbit

American  

[tid-bit] / ˈtɪdˌbɪt /

especially British, titbit

noun

1. a delicate bit or morsel of food.

2. a choice or pleasing bit of anything, as news or gossip.

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tidbit British  

/ ˈtɪdˌbɪt /

noun

1. the usual US spelling of titbit

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Etymology

Origin of tidbit

First recorded in 1630–40; tide ¹ (in sense “feast day”) + bit ²

Example Sentences

But it also contains this tidbit, food for thought today:

From The Wall Street Journal

They had brought scraps from garbage pails and even tidbits from their own scanty plates smuggled past watchful mothers, and Mr. Hashbaz had remained sleek and fat.

From Literature

The country was rocked by the Watergate fallout, but its citizens also lapped up the gossip — like Rovere hoped to do with what little tidbits made it to Woodward and Bernstein’s book.

From Salon

At this, America’s hockey dudes laughed dutifully and dude-ily, unaware of how disgusting people would find this tidbit of locker room talk.

From Salon

Still, now is the time to pause, take a deep breath and maybe heed a tidbit of time-honored advice from a handful of Wall Street veterans: Buy the dip.

From Barron's

Related Words

• goody
• morsel