tidbit

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noun (1)

tid·​bit ˈtid-ˌbit How to pronounce tidbit (audio)
variants or less commonly titbit
ˈtit-ˌbit How to pronounce tidbit (audio)
Synonyms of tidbit
1
: a choice morsel of food
2
: a choice or pleasing bit (as of information)

titbit

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noun (2)

tit·​bit ˈtit-ˌbit How to pronounce titbit (audio)

less common variant 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

Noun (1) The book includes lots of juicy tidbits about the project's early days. gave her an expensive box of chocolate tidbits
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Vogel spoke publicly about her daughter’s death in an August 18 interview with NBC News, which King read tidbits from during the August 19 broadcast of CBS Mornings. — Juliana Ukiomogbe, InStyle, 19 Aug. 2026 The tidbit is a testament to how brutal the Bombers’ bats have been alongside one of the best rotations in baseball. — Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 15 Aug. 2026
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Apparenlty, Hadid loves fitting sweet little educational titbits into Khai's Friday lunchbox. — Meg Walters, InStyle, 14 Mar. 2026 The instruction booklet is thorough, and filled with lots of neat science titbits and facts too. — Ian Stokes, Space.com, 23 May 2025 See All Example Sentences for tidbit

Word History

Etymology

Noun (1)

perhaps from tit- (as in titmouse) + bit entry 3

First Known Use

Noun (1)

circa 1640, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of tidbit was circa 1640

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“Tidbit.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tidbit. Accessed 2 Sep. 2026.

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tidbit

noun
tid·​bit ˈtid-ˌbit How to pronounce tidbit (audio)
variants also titbit
ˈtit-ˌbit How to pronounce tidbit (audio)
1
: a small tasty piece of food
2
: a pleasing bit (as of news)
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