itty bitty titty committee
- noun
- /ˈɪti ˈbɪti ˈtɪti kəˈmɪti/
- Offensive
- After the swim meet, they joked about being in the itty bitty titty committee.
Examples
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On social media, more women are embracing the itty bitty titty committee with humor and confidence.
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Welcome to the itty bitty titty committee!
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She proudly declared herself a member of the itty bitty titty committee at the party.
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She proudly identifies as a member of the itty bitty titty committee.
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She jokingly referred to her friends as the itty bitty titty committee during their beach trip.
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When discussing their body positivity, they formed the itty bitty titty committee for support.
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At the party, they all laughed and embraced being part of the itty bitty titty committee.
Surface Forms
Morphology
itty + bitty + titty + committee
The phrase combines clearly interpretable parts: 'itty bitty' (very small) + 'titty' (breast) + 'committee' (group), so the overall humorous meaning 'a group of women with very small breasts' is directly derivable from the constituents. Although colloquial and playful in register, the composition is literal and predictable, so a B1 learner who knows the component words can infer the meaning.
Etymology
The phrase itty bitty titty committee plays on the children's rhyme 'itsy bitsy' and joins titty, a slang word for a breast, with committee, meaning a small group. The funny image is of a tiny group talking about 'small breasts', so people use the phrase jokingly to say they belong to that 'group'.