tidge

English

Etymology

Possibly a blend of tidbit and smidge.

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -ɪdʒ

• Audio (Southern England):

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Noun

tidge (plural tidges)

1. (informal) A very small amount.
   • 1978, Colin Tudge, Cold turkey‎, New Scientist, 21-28 December 1978:

     Cucumber left for half a day, with red peppers and soy sauce and a tidge of sea salt (which tastes nice) comes through fierce and maritime as a Yangtse pirate.

   • 2007, Christian Moerk, Darling Jim, Henry Holt, published 2009, →ISBN, page 39:

     Before I knew it he had taken my hand and squeezed it, just a tidge, like a gentleman would.

   • 2008, Connie Bailey, True Blue, Dreamspinner Press, →ISBN, page 178:

     “Sorry if I'm just a tidge miffed over the dirty trick he played on me.”

   • For more quotations using this term, see Citations:tidge.

Synonyms

• See also Thesaurus:modicum.

Anagrams

• idget