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itsy-bitsy, a. colloq.|ˈɪtsɪˈbɪtsɪ|
[Baby-form of little a. + bitsy a.: see -sy.]
Small, (charmingly) insubstantial, tiny; also, used disparagingly: arty-crafty, twee. So ˈitsy-ˈbitsiness. Cf. itty-bitty a.
1938I. Goldberg Wonder of Words viii. 162 Itsy-bitsy (little bit). 1939R. Chandler Trouble is my Business (1950) 23 The same clerk was nuzzling at the same itsy-bitsy moustache. 1953P. Jones in Plays of Year IX. 567 You should be allowed to revolve radiantly at some cocktail party..a dry martini in one hand and an itsy-bitsy little thing on a stick in the other. 1957P. Wildeblood Main Chance 197 An itsy-bitsy tot of vodka and a teeny-weeny tranquilliser. 1958Observer 15 June 11/2 The rather sentimental and itsy-bitsy patterns that used to be considered suitable for wear by the young. 1967House & Garden Mar. 74/1 The Peter Pan statue..is the embodiment of all sentimental itsy-bitsiness. 1972‘H. Howard’ Nice day for Funeral iii. 45 If Frankie was here he'd break you into itsy-bitsy pieces. 1972Lady 29 June 1052/1 Country accessories are also bold, far less itsy-bitsy than many town-worn ones. |