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
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
It’s a smidge better than fine, I think!
From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 19, 2025
There was nothing wrong with his pace - he was within a smidge of Leclerc on that lap before it was deleted.
From BBC • Jul. 29, 2025
Finn dropped his gaze to see if Other-Finn was just a smidge older, and if that was the reason he’d been lucky enough to lose both his front teeth right before school picture day.
From "The Strangers" by Margaret Peterson Haddix
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