itty-bitty

[ it-ee-bit-ee ]

/ ˈɪt iˈbɪt i /

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adjective Informal.

very small; tiny.

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Also it·sy-bit·sy

[it-see-bit-see]. /ˈɪt siˈbɪt si/.

Origin of itty-bitty

1890–95; rhyming compound based on little bit;cf. -sy, -y¹

Words nearby itty-bitty

it takes all sorts, It takes a thief to catch a thief, it takes getting used to, it takes one to know one, It takes two to tango, itty-bitty, ITU, iTunes, Iturbi, Itúrbide, ITV

How to use itty-bitty in a sentence

Carrey sings: "You're a big, big man with a little bitty gland, so you need something bigger with a hairpin trigger."
"Hee-Haw": Jim Carrey Mocks Gun Lovers & Charlton Heston In Spoof|Anna Klassen|March 25, 2013|DAILY BEAST
OR the Koran can be shredded… into little bitty pieces, destroyed, shredded.
Terry Jones: How the Mad Pastor Oozed Back|Leon Dische Becker|April 2, 2011|DAILY BEAST
It sets her apart from that trashy look of cutoffs and itty-bitty tank tops.
Bloody Good Fashion|Renata Espinosa|June 10, 2009|DAILY BEAST
Hey, little man, get on in here before you freeze your itty bitty butt.
Bush and Cheney: The Movie|John W. Dean|January 29, 2009|DAILY BEAST

If-itty-teshi-mow Jays Haddee ny up-plo-now-shi-buh nays;ha!
The Book of Humorous Verse|Various
Hones folks wouldn give ole Black Strap dat amoun uv money fo dat lilly bitty ride less dey was suthin fishy.
The Ocean Wireless Boys and the Lost Liner|Wilbur Lawton
The suspected representative of the “Guggenheimers” whined plaintively: “Itty tootsies awfy cold!”
The Man from the Bitter Roots|Caroline Lockhart
Like I say, he was such a little bitty fellow, and after she moved away we lost track of them.
Warren Commission (8 of 26): Hearings Vol. VIII (of 15)|The President's Commission on the Assassination of President Kennedy
Itty said, “Well, I would like to see how, Since you already did- there are two up there now!”
FreeChildrenStories.com Collection|Daniel Errico

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