tidbit

tid·bit

noun \ˈtid-ˌbit\

Definition of TIDBIT

1

: a choice morsel of food

2

: a choice or pleasing bit (as of information)

Variants of TIDBIT

tid·bit also tit·bit \ˈtit-ˌbit\

Examples of TIDBIT

1. I just heard a juicy tidbit about your brother.
2. <gave her an expensive box of chocolate tidbits>

Origin of TIDBIT

perhaps from tit- (as in titmouse) + bit

First Known Use: circa 1640

Related to TIDBIT

Synonyms

bit, cate [archaic], dainty, delectable, goody (or goodie), kickshaw, delicacy (also titbit), treat, viand

Related Words

morsel; candy, dessert, junket, sweet, sweetmeat

Other Food Terms

Reuben, calamari, chuck, curry, edamame, foie gras, hummus, leaven, nonpareil, peel

Rhymes with TIDBIT

a bit, acquit, admit, armpit, backfit, base hit, befit, bowsprit, bushtit, catch it, cesspit, close-knit, cockpit, commit, cool it, culprit, cut it, demit, dimwit, dog it, do it, emit, firelit, fleapit, gaslit, get it, gill slit, godwit, hack it, half-wit, hard-hit, henbit, house-sit, legit, lit crit, make it, mess kit, misfit, mishit, moonlit, mosh pit, nitwit, no-hit, obit, omit, outfit, outwit, owe it, peewit, permit, pinch-hit, Prakrit, press kit, pulpit, refit, remit, rough it, sandpit, Sanskrit, scratch hit, snakebit, snake pit, starlit, stock split, submit, sunlit, switch-hit, tar pit, tight-knit, tomtit, to wit, transmit, turnspit, twilit, two-bit, unfit, unknit, warp knit, watch it, weft knit, well-knit