tidbit

tid·bit

 (tĭd′bĭt′) also tit·bit (tĭt′-)

n.

A choice morsel, as of gossip or food: "The book is chock-full of colorful tidbits about theater and theater people" (Alec Guinness).

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[Perhaps obsolete and dialectal tid, tender + bit.]

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tidbit

(ˈtɪdˌbɪt)

n

the usual US spelling of titbit

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tid•bit

(ˈtɪdˌbɪt)

n.

1. a delicate bit or morsel of food.

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

Also, esp. Brit., titbit.

[1630–40; tide¹ (in sense “feast day”) + bit²]

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Thesaurus

Noun

1.

tidbit - a small tasty bit of food     choice morsel, titbit dainty, goody, kickshaw, treat, delicacy - something considered choice to eat

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tidbit

noun

Something fine and delicious, especially a food:

dainty, delicacy, morsel, treat.

Informal: goody.

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Translations

friandise

ghiottoneria

maškrtapochúťka

titbit

(ˈtitbit) tidbit (ˈtidbit) noun

a tasty little piece of food. He gave the dog a titbit. peuseltjie, stukkie لُقْمَه صَغيرَه хапка petisco pamlsek der Leckerbissen lækkerbisken μεζέςbocadito; golosina maiuspala تکه ای خوراک مطبوع makupala friandise פְרַט עֲסִיסִי मजेदार निवाला, चटपटा poslastica ínyencfalat, “nass” makanan kecil góðgæti bocconcino うまいものの一口 맛있는 가벼운 음식 gardus kąsnelis gardums; gards kumoss kudap-kudapan lekker hapje godbitsmakołyk petisco bucă­ţică (gustoasă); delicatese лакомый кусочек maškrta, pochúťka poslastica parčence godbit ของอร่อย lezzetli bir lokma 小片珍饈 ласий шматочок چٹپٹا، مزے دار miếng ngon 少量可口的精美食物

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