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a smidgeon

a smidgeon is the alternative spelling of a smidgen.

Meaning of a smidgen

Adverb

a smidgen (not comparable)

  1. (informal) Synonym of a tad, a mite, a bit, a little.
    • I don't know if he had the right sized head—it seemed a smidgen small to my untrained eye.2014, J. Michael Orenduff, The Pot Thief Who Studied Ptolemy, →ISBN
    Synonyms:
    a tad

Questions about a smidgeon

What is a smidgeon the alternative spelling of?
A smidgeon is the alternative spelling of a smidgen.

Words near a smidgeon in the dictionary

  1. a sheet in the wind
  2. a sheet in the wind's eye
  3. a short drop and a sudden stop
  4. a small matter
  5. a smidgen
  6. a smidgeon
  7. a smooth sea never made a skilled sailor
  8. a sorrow shared is a sorrow halved
  9. A Special
  10. A Specials
  11. a spoonful of sugar helps the medicine go down

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