smidge
/ (smɪdʒ) /
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noun
informal a very small amount or part
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QUIZ YOURSELF ON “THEIR,” “THERE,” AND “THEY’RE”
Are you aware how often people swap around “their,” “there,” and “they’re”? Prove you have more than a fair grasp over these commonly confused words.
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Which one of these commonly confused words can act as an adverb or a pronoun?
Word Origin for smidge
C20: from smidgen
Words nearby smidge
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Example sentences from the Web for smidge
It was a little bit of Balmain, a smidge of Balenciaga, a few vague references to Yohji Yamamoto and Rick Owens.
Larry grew a full beard, but that was a smidge too country—“I looked like an Oak Ridge Boy”—so he pruned it down into a goatee.
I simply wish we could tone down the royal trappings just a smidge.
She noodled at me, I noodled back at her, and her eyes crinkled charmingly whenever I managed a smidge of tuneful wit.
Down and Out in the Magic Kingdom|Cory Doctorow