tidbit

noun tid·bit \ ˈtid-ˌbit \

variants: or less commonly titbit play \ˈtit-ˌbit\

|Updated on: 8 Aug 2018

Examples: tidbit in a Sentence

Definition of tidbit

1 : a choice morsel of food

2 : a choice or pleasing bit (as of information)

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Examples of tidbit in a Sentence

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

Recent Examples of tidbit from the Web

The interesting tidbit here is the money going toward RL-10 engine upgrades.

— eric berger, Ars Technica, "Rocket Report: Small sat market surging, Proton dying, Falcon Heavy certified," 29 June 2018
Another tidbit in Johnson’s account is that Miller has relinquished his theoretical power over other domestic policy matters in exchange for a firm grip on immigration.

— ed kilgore, Daily Intelligencer, "Trump’s Immigration Chaos: Incompetence or Deliberate Trolling?," 27 June 2018
The Hannity tidbit is not the only crazy news to come out about Cohen in the last few days.

— monique judge, The Root, "Doing the Most For the Least: Michael Cohen, Fixer," 16 Apr. 2018
But that tidbit may be untrue, according to Maisie Williams (Arya Stark), who had a very practical reaction to the news.

— erica gonzales, Harper's BAZAAR, "Maisie Williams Knows How Game of Thrones Ends and She Told One Person About It," 21 Feb. 2018
For 10 years Roig posted daily tidbits of news, interviews, and links to mp3s.

— nancy baym, WIRED, "Book Excerpt: How Music Fans Built the Internet," 10 July 2018
Props to Colton for coming clean with this tidbit on his own, rather than be outed by someone else later in the season.

— lisa bonos, chicagotribune.com, "Can smashing a car heal a broken heart? The best, worst and weirdest moments from 'The Bachelorette'," 5 June 2018
So what does this gossip tidbit tell us about the kind of celebrity Chalamet wants to be?

— allie jones, The Cut, "Who Is Timothée Chalamet’s ‘Mystery Blonde’?," 15 May 2018
Wolken spoke to the family who traveled from Maryland and found out this crazy tidbit of information.

— charlotte carroll, SI.com, "UMBC Upset: Jairus Lyles' Parents Went to Virginia," 16 Mar. 2018

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Origin and Etymology of tidbit

perhaps from tit- (as in titmouse) + bit

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First Known Use: circa 1640

in the meaning defined at sense 1

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tidbit Synonyms

Synonyms

bite, morsel, mouthful, nibble, nugget, taste;

Related Words

nosh, snack;

appetizer, canapé, hors d'oeuvre;

bit, chew, crumb, dab, dribble, driblet, fleck, hint, mote, nubbin, particle, pinch, scrap, scruple, shred, smidgen (also smidgeon), snip, snippet, speck, spot, sprinkling, suspicion, tittle, touch, trace;

Other Food Terms

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

TIDBIT Defined for English Language Learners

tidbit

noun

Definition of tidbit for English Language Learners

: a small piece of food
: a small piece of news or interesting information

TIDBIT Defined for Kids

tidbit

noun tid·bit \ ˈtid-ˌbit \

Definition of tidbit for Students

1 : a small tasty piece of food

2 : a small interesting but unimportant bit (as of news)

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