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tidbit

tidbit

3 2.5
A small tasty piece of food or a short interesting fact people share
  • noun
  • /ˈtɪdˌbɪt/
  • US
translation icon : bocado (comida)
  • At the party, she shared a tantalizing tidbit about the movie's hidden Easter eggs.
  • little tidbit
  • few tidbits
  • good tidbit

That was just a little some lolly tidbit, a little lolly interlude there.

Examples

  • All three cats were prowling around the kitchen now to see if any interesting tidbits had fallen, and Candy was complaining bitterly, her hoarse voice very much like Sylvie's.

    Fiction book (1990)

  • The chef prepared a delightful tidbit of shrimp wrapped in bacon for the appetizer.

  • Let me give you the final tidbit.

    Irrational Man (2015)

  • What do you want for that little tidbit?

    Phone Booth (2003)

  • We all look forward to whatever tidbits you can offer us.

    Blog text (34)

  • Here's rather a choice little tidbit.

    An Affair to Remember (1957)

  • Such an incongruous botanical tidbit, of course, begs for notice.

    Academic text (1992)

  • Our prized tidbit.

    Bloom (2003)

  • These tidbits whetted our appetites for deeper cultural teachings from our hosts.

    Academic text (2005)

  • He enjoyed a tidbit of gossip about the celebrity's latest venture during lunch.

Synonyms

bit
vstidbit
∞ 1.0

A small piece or amount of something, for example food

is narrower meaning a small tasty portion or brief interesting information
detail
vstidbit
∞ 1.0

A small fact or piece of information about something

focuses on a short interesting item rather than an ordinary fact
snippet
vstidbit
36 4.8

A small piece of text or information that comes from something larger

is used for short interesting items not necessarily taken from longer works
morsel
vstidbit
28 3.2

A small piece of food that you eat in one bite

extends to brief interesting information rather than only to food
factoid
vstidbit
  • Literature
4 6.8

A short, simple piece of information that is interesting to people

refers to short information that is interesting rather than trivial

How Small

crumb
18 2.0
snippet
36 4.8
tidbit
  • US
3 2.5
nugget
106 3.0

Surface Forms

tidbit singular
tidbits plural

Morphology

tidbit = bit (semi-transparent) = tit + bit

The element 'bit' clearly signals a small piece, but the initial element (tit/tid) is obscure/archaic and does not transparently contribute a clear meaning for learners.

Etymology

Tidbit comes from the older English titbit, made of tit ('small') and bit ('piece'). So a tidbit can mean either a small tasty snack or a short, enjoyable piece of information.