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   titbit

   /ˈtɪdbɪt/

   noun

   • 1. a small piece of tasty food: "when you are out with your puppy always have a titbit in your pocket" Similar delicacytasty morseldaintyfancyconfectionbonne boucheluxurytreatsnacknibblesavouryappetizernamkeeninformal:goodybitelittle somethingarchaic:sweetmeat
   • ▪ a small and particularly interesting item of gossip or information: "they were hoping for titbits about the family" Similar piece of gossipbit of scandaljuicy bit of gossipjuicy bit of newsscrap of informationmorsel of informationitem of information

   Word Origin mid 17th century (as tyd bit, tid-bit): from dialect tid ‘tender’ (of unknown origin) + bit1.

   Scrabble Points: 8

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