smidge
Britishnoun
Etymology
Origin of smidge
C20: from smidgen
Example Sentences
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In suggesting the price was a smidge too high, the streamer tells us it never really lusted after Warner.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 27, 2026
“FY26 procedure growth guidance came a smidge below what we believe were baked into buyside expectations,” the analyst says.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 15, 2026
He has a .734 OPS, the lowest of his career and just a smidge above league-average.
From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 3, 2025
Twenty-one-year-old student Dylan says he drinks tea, but not the usual builder's tea - black with a smidge of milk – and prefers to go caffeine free.
From BBC • Dec. 7, 2024
His hair is always perfectly coiffed and his jeans are a smidge tighter than a tourniquet.
From "Dumplin'" by Julie Murphy
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