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tidge

tidge noun: a very small amount.

Noun

tidge (plural tidges)

  1. (informal) A very small amount.
    • 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.1978, Colin Tudge, Cold turkey, New Scientist, 21-28 December 1978
    • Before I knew it he had taken my hand and squeezed it, just a tidge, like a gentleman would.2007, Christian Moerk, Darling Jim, Henry Holt, published 2009, →ISBN, page 39

Forms of tidge

pluraltidges

Origin of tidge

Possibly a blend of tidbit and smidge.

Words that rhyme with tidge

4 more rhymesFewer rhymes

Questions about tidge

What does tidge mean?
Tidge means a very small amount.
What part of speech is tidge?
Tidge is a noun.
What is the plural of tidge?
The plural of tidge is tidges.

Words near tidge in the dictionary

  1. tideway
  2. tideways
  3. tideworn
  4. tidewrack
  5. Tidey
  6. tidge
  7. tidges
  8. tidgiest
  9. tidgy
  10. tidiable
  11. tidiacic

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