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Word of the Day – Titbit

By December 28, 2021Word of the Day

Titbit (noun)

tit-bit

A small piece of tasty food. / A small and particularly interesting item of gossip or information.

Mid 17th century (as tyd bit, tid-bit): from dialect tid ‘tender’ (of unknown origin) + bit.

Example sentences

“She just kept me interested with these little titbits.”

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