itsy-bitsy
Britishadjective
Etymology
Origin of itsy-bitsy
C20: baby talk alteration of little bit
Example Sentences
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If we get out of this alive, Jonathan thought, I will never again sing about itsy-bitsy spider.
From Literature
The key is to choose a large-scale print like Gardner did and avoid itsy-bitsy prints.
From Salon
Hannity offered to strategize Manafort's defense after his home was raided and "advised" witnesses in the Russia probe to "bash" their phones into "itsy-bitsy pieces," though Hannity said he was being facetious.
From Salon
The boyfriend of a woman who was fined for her itsy-bitsy, teeny-weenie bikini says he’s to blame for the controversy.
From Fox News
She saw the simulated spacecraft and sleepily sang, “The itsy-bitsy spider dropped on the yellow moon.”
From Literature
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