tidbit

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noun
  1. a delicate bit or morsel of food.

  2. a choice or pleasing bit of anything, as news or gossip.

Origin of tidbit

1
First recorded in 1630–40; tide1 (in sense “feast day”) + bit2
  • Also especially British, tit·bit [tit-bit] /ˈtɪtˌbɪt/ .

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British Dictionary definitions for tidbit

tidbit

/ (ˈtɪdˌbɪt) /


noun
  1. the usual US spelling of titbit

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