- a variation of tidbit.
titbit
Americannoun
noun
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a tasty small piece of food; dainty
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a pleasing scrap of anything, such as scandal
Etymology
Origin of titbit
C17: perhaps from dialect tid tender, of obscure origin
Example Sentences
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"Every conversation with people inside North Korea, every titbit of information, is so valuable, because we know so little," he said.
From BBC ● Jun. 15, 2023
Already, it's just having her around and being conscious she's watching and maybe going to give you a titbit that will change the way you play football or have a shot.
From BBC ● Apr. 30, 2023
I can’t help but feel we’ve missed out on some important travel titbit there.
From The Guardian ● Oct. 22, 2015
He also added another titbit – that his race director Charly Wegelius thinks Wiggins is suffering from the same stomach bug that effected his team-mate Dario Cataldo.
From The Guardian ● May 12, 2013
About ten in the morning most of us eat a pickle or a bit of cocoanut cake or some titbit from the lunch parcel which is opened seriously at twelve.
From The Woman Who Toils Being the Experiences of Two Gentlewomen as Factory Girls by Vorst, Marie Van
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