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smidgen

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smid·gen also smid·geon or smid·gin  (smjn)
n.
A very small quantity or portion; a bit or mite: "a smidgen of genius, a sliver of cutting truth" (John Simon).

[Probably alteration of dialectal smitch, particle, perhaps ultimately from Middle English smite, perhaps from past participle of smiten, to smite; see smite.]

smidgen, smidgin [ˈsmɪdʒən]
n
Informal a very small amount or part
[of obscure origin]
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.smidgen - a tiny or scarcely detectable amountsmidgen - a tiny or scarcely detectable amount
small indefinite amount, small indefinite quantity - an indefinite quantity that is below average size or magnitude
Translations
smidgen smidgin [ˈsmɪdʒən] N a smidgen ofun poquito de, un poquitín de
smidgen smidgeon, smidgin [ˈsmɪdʒən] n
a smidgen → un peu
smidgen, smidgin
n (inf) just a smidgen for mefür mich nur ein (→ klitzekleines (inf)) → bisschen


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Usual procedure this work out in your play area for about 25 period in a row and then catch a rest and relax a smidgen, then set up again.
And outright amazement will accompany the realisation that, as a group, MPs have repaid a smidgen under pounds 500,000 of money that they had claimed from the taxpayer.
Or try a light shmear of peanut butter with a slice of banana, or a slice of pear and a smidgen of Swiss cheese.
 
 
 
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