bitty
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8.1
- adjective
- /ˈbɪti/
- Informal
- Dorothy and I peered down at these little bitty squares of color.
- little bitty
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Watch on YouTubeWhat if you could make a little bitty book that told them they can't read?
- What if you could make a little bitty book that told them they can't read?
- They're so cool and it's a little bitty heart.
- Those, they are like these little hats, these chips, they look like little bitty hats.
- They were little bitty kids and I was like, all right, this is our chance.
- And he'd be playing a little bitty, a little bitty guitar, you know, But that's him.
- When you was a when you was a kid, you was a little bitty kid and you wanted to be a rapper.
- And he was like, we see, see deep toes, like little bitty bones.
- I have to throw the big ones back because you see all I've got's just this little old bitty frying pan.
- Actually, I was researched this strip club and it was Joe's Roundup in Charleston, SC Joe's Roundup, little bitty hole in the wall stuff.
- So instead of being a little bitty crybaby, shut the fuck up.
Examples
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Look at this little bitty bass right here.
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"When I was a little bitty baby, my mamma used to rock me in my cradle.
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So they like run on this little bitty track sort of thing.
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It's just a little bitty head right here.
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It's my time to clock in for work but I have a little bitty fear.
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Yeah, he got a little bitty one about that big.
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Tried to tell him for years that those little bitty planes were dangerous.
Fiction book (1992) -
When I was a little bitty thing, I'd beg for gum.
Fiction book (1990) -
Lord Jesus, I hate to think of stuffing myself back into that little bitty old car.
Fiction book (1990) -
Look at this bitty fish I caught in the pond.
Synonyms
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1.0
So small it can fit in your hand
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3.6
Very small in size compared with the usual type
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7.5
Very small in size or amount
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1.0
Very small in size so you can hold it in one hand
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9.8
An informal word that shows something is small
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6.3
Too small to be useful
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5.4
Very small and hard to notice
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4.6
Very small, almost too small to notice
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4.4
Very small in size or amount
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5.1
Very small in size, like a tiny coin
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2.1
Very small and often looking cute
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6.3
Very small in a way that seems cute
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4.3
Very small and easy to miss
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6.9
Very small in size
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6.3
A very small thing that is much smaller than usual
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8.6
Very small and often cute, like a tiny kitten
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2.0
A little smaller than usual
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7.7
Very small and hard to see
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7.7
A person who is smaller and thinner than others
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7.1
Small in size or amount, often used in law and food
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7.2
Much smaller than what is normal or expected
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9.9
Small and cute like a tiny cup or kitten
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7.9
Very small and cute
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9.9
Very small or unimportant
Very small in size or amount
So small that you can hardly see it
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Etymology
The word bitty comes from the simple word bit, which means 'small piece', plus the ending -y that means 'full of' or 'like'. So, bitty suggests 'full of small bits' and is used to say something is very small or tiny.