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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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
One final titbit from the trailer: We'll meet Princess Rhaenyra as she chafes against the path of a mother and passive court ornament that she fears has been set out for her.
From BBC • Jul. 23, 2022
Amid all the propaganda, there was one tasty titbit from the dressing-room: “Jimmy Anderson said he doesn’t much like bowling from the Jimmy Anderson End”.
From The Guardian • Jul. 26, 2020
Last week's news included the titbit that a DVD of King Lear has become a surprise hit at Poundland, the new destination shop for recession-hit middle classes.
From The Guardian • Jul. 23, 2011
"Here's a titbit you always liked, son!" he cried cheerfully, and deftly skewered from the leg of lamb the crisp and tender tail.
From Kindred of the Dust by Kyne, Peter B. (Peter Bernard)
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