- smidgin smidgen
- noun (singular) informal a small amount of something, especially food: “More cheese?” “Just a smidgin, please.”
Longman dictionary of contemporary English. 2004.
smidgin smidgen
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smidgen — (also smidgeon or smidgin) ► NOUN informal ▪ a tiny amount. ORIGIN perhaps from Scots smitch in the same sense … English terms dictionary
smidgen — [smij′ən] n. [prob. < dial. smidge, var. of smitch, particle] Informal a small amount; bit: also sp. smidgin or smidgeon … English World dictionary
smidgen — [[t]smɪ̱ʤɪn[/t]] smidgens also smidgeon, smidgin N COUNT: oft N of n A smidgen is a small amount of something. [INFORMAL] ...a smidgen of tobacco. ...a smidgeon of luck... She arrives a smidgen ahead of time … English dictionary
smidgin — smid|gin smidgen [ˈsmıdʒın] n also smidge [smıdʒ] [singular] [Date: 1800 1900; Origin: Perhaps from smitch bit (19 21 centuries)] informal a very small amount of something = ↑touch smidgin of ▪ I added just a smidgin of chilli sauce … Dictionary of contemporary English
smidgen — also smidgeon or smidgin or smidge noun Etymology: probably alteration of English dialect smitch soiling mark Date: 1845 a small amount ; bit < a smidgen of salt > < a smidgen of common sense > … New Collegiate Dictionary
smidgen — /smij euhn/, n. a very small amount: a smidgen of jam for your toast. Also, smidgin, smidgeon. [1835 45; orig. uncert.] * * * … Universalium
smidgin — noun see smidgen … New Collegiate Dictionary
smidgen — I (Roget s IV) n. Syn. drop, pinch, mite; see bit 1 . II (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) n. bit, tiny amount, iota, trace, speck, sprinkling, pinch, jot, whit, scintilla. III (Roget s Thesaurus II) also smidgeon or smidgin noun A tiny amount: bit1,… … English dictionary for students
smidgin — (Roget s Thesaurus II) noun See smidgen … English dictionary for students
smidgen — (or smidgin or smidgeon) … Bryson’s dictionary for writers and editors
