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
- A tasty morsel (of food).
- A short item of news, gossip, or information.
- 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
- tidbits
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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