ENGLISH DICTIONARY

Tidbit

Definition, Meaning & Examples

Pronunciation /ˈtɪd.bɪt/ · Part of speech noun

Quick meaning: Tidbit is a noun meaning A part of poultry when prepared as food.

Meaning

A part of poultry when prepared as food.

More Meanings

  1. A tasty morsel (of food).
  2. A short item of news, gossip, or information.
  3. Generically, any small thing.

Example Sentences

This little book is very entertaining—quite a literary tidbit.
Maya: Maybe we should leave a juicy tidbit for someone to read!
Only a tidbit to a ravenous mouth. (Said when the little tidbit Denmark flies down the huge gullet of Prussia; or when Saghalin falls into Russia's maw.)
If in any case he ever reserved the tidbits of his own table for his own taste, he was never weary of sending the whole joint, tidbit and all, nay even when the whole joint was itself a tidbit, to his neighbor's table.

Word Forms

Synonyms for tidbit

Depending on context, synonyms include titbit.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include titbit, tad, morsel, item, bite, snackette.

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