titbit of gossip

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• titbit — (N. Amer. tidbit) ► NOUN 1) a small piece of tasty food. 2) a small and particularly interesting item of gossip or information. ORIGIN from dialect tid «tender» (of unknown origin) + BIT(Cf. ↑bit) …   English terms dictionary

• gossip — I n. 1) to spread gossip 2) common; idle; malicious, vicious; silly gossip 3) a piece, tidbit (AE), titbit (BE) of gossip 4) gossip about 5) gossip that + clause (have you heard the gossip that he intends to resign?) II v. (D; intr.) to gossip… …   Combinatory dictionary

• gossip — noun 1 unkind talk about other people ADJECTIVE ▪ latest ▪ idle, juicy, malicious, salacious ▪ celebrity ▪ tabloid …   Collocations dictionary

• titbit — [[t]tɪ̱tbɪt[/t]] titbits (in AM, use tidbit) 1) N COUNT You can refer to a small piece of information about someone s private affairs as a titbit, especially when it is interesting and shocking. ...titbits of gossip gleaned from the corridors of… …   English dictionary

• titbit — UK [ˈtɪtbɪt] / US [ˈtɪtˌbɪt] noun [countable] Word forms titbit : singular titbit plural titbits British 1) a small piece of food 2) a piece of interesting information titbits of gossip …   English dictionary

• titbit — tit|bit [ˈtıtˌbıt] n BrE [Date: 1600 1700; Origin: tidbit] 1.) a small piece of food American Equivalent: tidbit 2.) titbit of information/gossip/news etc a small but interesting piece of information etc …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• titbit — noun (C) especially BrE 1 a small piece of food; tidbit AmE 2 titbit of information/gossip/news etc plural a small but interesting piece of information etc …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

• titbit — noun A small tasty morsel (of food, gossip etc.) …   Wiktionary

• titbit — (N. Amer. tidbit) noun 1》 a small piece of tasty food. 2》 a small and particularly interesting item of gossip or information. Origin C17 (as tyd bit, tid bit): from dialect tid tender (of unknown origin) + bit1 …   English new terms dictionary

• tidbit, titbit — A tidbit is a choice morsel of some sort, whether of food, scandal, gossip, or news: We enjoyed delicious tidbits during the social hour that followed. She whispered to me a delicious tidbit about the new couple in town. Titbit is also a correct… …   Dictionary of problem words and expressions

• tidbit — noun (C) AmE 1 a small piece of food that tastes good; titbit BrE 2 a small piece of interesting information, news etc; titbit BrE: tidbits of gossip …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English