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Smidgeon

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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.]
Smidgeon a small quantity.
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Noun1.Smidgeon - a tiny or scarcely detectable amountsmidgeon - a tiny or scarcely detectable amount
iota, scintilla, shred, smidge, smidgen, smidgin, tittle, whit
small indefinite amount, small indefinite quantity - an indefinite quantity that is below average size or magnitude
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