tidgen.
/tɪdʒ/ colloquial.
A very small portion or amount, a bit. Frequently adverbial in a tidge.
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the world > relative properties > quantity > smallness of quantity, amount, or degree > small of quantity, amount, or degree [phrase] > to a small extent or a little
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a small (also little) matter1690
a trifle1859
a wheen1869
a taste1894
smitch1895
a lick1902
mite1939
a skosh1959
a tidge1959
a tad1969
the world > relative properties > quantity > smallness of quantity, amount, or degree > [noun] > a small quantity or amount > a very small amount
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turn of the scale(s)1706
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tidge1986
1959 P. Bull I know Face i. 12 Between us, we used to pep up the columns quite a tidge.
1965 Listener 17 June 911/3 Dr Who..still takes us to the worst of all possible worlds, with those Daleks like armour-plated dowagers—‘a tidge ominous’ Mr Peter Bull might say.
1986 High Life (Brit. Airways) July 28/1 At the same time, Garrard are determined not to lose a tidge of that old world grace and charm.
1990 Times 13 Mar. 22/2 Clear outlines but a tidge soft at the centre.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1993; most recently modified version published online March 2019).
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