titbittidbitn.

Brit.

/ˈtɪtbɪt/, U.S.

/ˈtɪdˌbɪt/

Forms:

α. 1600s tydbit, 1600s– tidbit Brit. /ˈtɪdbɪt/.

β. 1600s– titbit U.S. /ˈtɪtˌbɪt/.

Origin: Perhaps formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: tid adj., bit n.¹

Etymology: Originally (in α. forms) perhaps < tid adj. + bit n.¹, although see further discussion at tid adj. The β. forms probably show alteration of the first element after the second, although perhaps compare tit n.⁴, tittle n. 2.The form tidbit is now chiefly North American.

1. A small piece of tasty food; a delicacy, a morsel.

ΘΚΠ

the world > food and drink > food > qualities of food > [noun] > delicacy or titbit

daintethc1290

daintyc1300

morselc1390

confection1393

delicec1405

delicacya1425

delicatea1475

friandise1484

deliciositiesa1500

daintive1526

junket1538

knack1548

daintrel1575

cate1578

pulpament1600

gaudy1622

regalo1622

daint1633

titbita1641

scitament1656

regale1673

knick-knack1682

nicety1704

bonne bouche1721

diablotin1770

sunket1788

regalement1795

confiture1802

bon-bon1821

sock1825

delicatessen1853

good things1861

tiddlywinks1893

α.

a1641 J. Smyth Berkeley MSS (1885) III. 25 A tyd bit, i.e. a speciall morsell reserved to eat at last.

1654 J. Trapp Comm. Minor Prophets (Amos vi. 4) 264 Nothing would down with them but tid bits,..dainty and goodly.

1701 T. Gataker Prelim. Disc. 16 in J. Collier tr. Marcus Aurelius Conversat. with Himself To be always loading the Table, and eating of tid-Bits.

1767 A. Campbell Lexiphanes 54 We expedited ambassadors with plenary powers to procure us buttered buns,..tart tit-bit tartlets.

1834 L. Ritchie Wanderings by Seine xv. 185 The sturgeons, the finest salmons, and other tid-bits of the fishery.

1895 Outing Sept. 436/2 [The raccoon] locating many a tid-bit by means of his sharp nose and bright eyes.

1906 U. Sinclair Jungle xiv. 162 Things..went into the sausage in comparison with which a poisoned rat was a tidbit.

1968 Globe & Mail (Toronto) 17 Feb. 28 An unusually good selection of hot and cold tid bits.

2004 N.Y. Times (National ed.) 3 Mar. d4/4 We managed to taste several delicious tidbits, including gnocchi..and clams with ginger.

β. 1641 J. Dawson tr. J. Drexel Right Intention Rule of All Mens Actions ii. vi. 355 A Man-servant..should goe into a Victualers service, because he hopeth for tit bits either of gift, or by stealth, and relicks more ordinary of his Masters Dishes.1694 P. A. Motteux tr. F. Rabelais Pantagruel's Voy.: 4th Bk. Wks. iv. xlvi. 181 He promis'd double Pay..to any one that should bring him such a Tit-bit piping-hot.1727 J. Arbuthnot John Bull Postscr. in J. Swift et al. Misc. II. 210 How John pamper'd Esquire South with Tit-bits, till he grew wanton.1861 J. Pycroft Agony Point II. xxiv. 242 To see..such tarts and tit-bits.1866 A. Trollope Belton Estate III. iii. 79 No more tit-bits of hashed chicken specially picked out for her.1938 C. S. Churchill Let. 19 Dec. in W. S. Churchill & C. S. Churchill Speaking for Themselves (1999) xix. 441 Wherever you were sitting you were handed a plate laden with succulent & varied tit bits.1978 B. P. Moore Life on Forty Acres 98 ‘Crows’ to the layman, or more correctly ravens, are..ready to accept any titbit.2005 Daily Tel. 4 Jan. 11/1 People bring titbits for the cat and he gets so much that it interferes with his mousing.

a. figurative and in figurative contexts. A person or thing likened to a delicacy or morsel.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > emotion > pleasure > quality of being pleasant or pleasurable > [adjective]

winsomea900

sweetc900

likingeOE

i-quemec950

lieflyOE

winlyOE

hereOE

thankfulc1000

merryOE

queemc1175

beina1200

willea1200

leesomec1200

savouryc1225

estea1250

i-wilc1275

winc1275

welcomea1300

doucea1350

well-pleasingc1350

acceptablea1382

pleasablea1382

pleasanta1382

pleaseda1382

acceptedc1384

amiablec1384

well-likinga1387

queemfulc1390

flattering1393

pleasinga1398

well-queeminga1400

comelyc1400

farrandc1400

greable1401

goodlyc1405

amicable?a1425

placablec1429

amene1433

winful1438

listyc1440

dulcet1445

agreeablec1450

favourousc1485

sweetly?a1500

pleasureful?c1502

dulcea1513

grate1523

prettya1529

plausible1541

jolly1549

dulcoratec1550

toothsome1551

pleasurable1557

tickling1558

suavec1560

amenous1567

odoriferous?1575

perfumed1580

glada1586

tickle1593

pleasurous1595

favoursome1601

dulcean1606

gratifying1611

Hyblaean1614

gratulatea1616

arrident1616

solacefula1618

pleasantable1619

placid1628

contentsome1632

sapid1640

canny1643

gustful1647

peramene1657

pergrateful1657

tastefula1659

complacent1660

placentiousa1661

gratifactorya1665

bland1667

suavious1669

palatable1683

placent1683

complaisant1710

nice1747

tasty1796

sweetsome1799

titbit1820

connate1836

cunning1843

mooi1850

gemütlich1852

sympathique1859

congenial1878

sympathetic1900

sipid1908

onkus1910

sympathisch1911

1650 Mercurius Politicus No. 3. 48 The Kirk longs much, and is like to miscarry for a Tid Bit of yong Tarquin.

1694 P. A. Motteux tr. F. Rabelais Wks. i. xi. 44 One of them would call it [sc. a penis]..her Staff of Love... Another again,..her Cyprian Scepter, her Tit bit, her Bob Lady.

1708 Brit. Apollo 25–30 June But cannot they seize on their Wives then, and many of them are Tit Bits.

1743 H. Fielding Eurydice in Misc. II. 264 My Farce is an Oglio of Tid-Bits.

1814 Last Act Prol., in J. Galt New Brit. Theatre II. 361 To-morrow night..at Drury-Lane, A new tit bit, fresh from some author's brain, Is to be play'd.

1820 T. Mitchell tr. Aristophanes Knights in tr. Aristophanes Comedies I. 167 Such dainty little schemes—such tit-bit thoughts.

1887 T. A. Trollope What I Remember II. vi. 100 During the singing of the well-known tit-bits of any opera.

1941 W. H. Auden New Year Let. i. 26 Add his small tid-bit to the rest.

1991 T. Pakenham Scramble for Afr. (1992) xiv. 240 When the Russians grabbed slices of the Ottoman Empire, Bismarck had seized the chance to offer titbits (Tunis and Cyprus) to Britain and France.

2003 Sci. Amer. May 19/3 These tidbits are presolar—they got swept up during the formation of the sun and planets 4.5 billion years ago.

b. A small and particularly interesting item of news, gossip, or information. Tit-Bits (later Titbits) was the name of a British weekly newspaper devoted to such items and is regarded as one of the progenitors of popular journalism. First published on 22 Oct. 1881, it ceased publication in 1984.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > emotion > pleasure > quality of being pleasant or pleasurable > [noun] > source of pleasure > piece, item, or idea that is enjoyable

sucket1607

titbit1809

society > communication > information > news or tidings > [noun] > piece of > brief and interesting

titbit1809

1809 Antijacobin Rev. & Mag. Dec. 393 Another tit bit of domestic scandal.

1883 C. Reade in Harper's Mag. June 94/1 He furnished me..several tidbits that figure in my printed works.

1950 V. Bell Let. in Sel. Lett. (1993) 524 I was delighted to get your letter this morning with all its tit-bits about the family.

1976 Time 27 Dec. 49/3 There were enough tidbits of good news last week to soothe the fears of some Ford Administration economists.

2014 R. Madeley Way you look Tonight v. 30 The news guys wouldn't be able to resist a juicy titbit like that.

Derivatives

titˈbitical adj. now rare of the nature of a titbit; consisting of titbits; full of titbits.

ΚΠ

1890 Speaker 5 Apr. 369/1 Those journalistic abortions of the tit-bitical kind..now so common.

1972 Times Lit. Suppl. 4 Aug. 921/4 This is a titbitical book.

ˈtitˌbitty adj. of the nature of a titbit; consisting of titbits; full of titbits.

ΚΠ

1887 E. Gurney Tertium Quid II. 24 He [sc. Wagner] is really the tit-bittiest of composers.

1899 J. G. Millais Life & Lett. Sir J. E. Millais I. iii. 81 Every tit-bitty paper..repeated the tale.

1933 D. Thomas Let. 21 Dec. (1985) 73 I read in an old John O'London (blast the tit-bitty paper) several individual lists of favourite words.

2009 St. Petersburg (Florida) Times (Nexis) 21 May (Weekend section) 3 w If you haven't bookmarked restaurant critic Laura Reiley's blog.., you might have missed these tidbitty nuggets she's been posting.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, January 2018; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	titbit
释义	titbittidbitn. Brit. /ˈtɪtbɪt/, U.S. /ˈtɪdˌbɪt/ Forms: α. 1600s tydbit, 1600s– tidbit Brit. /ˈtɪdbɪt/. β. 1600s– titbit U.S. /ˈtɪtˌbɪt/. Origin: Perhaps formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: tid adj., bit n.¹ Etymology: Originally (in α. forms) perhaps < tid adj. + bit n.¹, although see further discussion at tid adj. The β. forms probably show alteration of the first element after the second, although perhaps compare tit n.⁴, tittle n. 2.The form tidbit is now chiefly North American. 1. A small piece of tasty food; a delicacy, a morsel. ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > food > qualities of food > [noun] > delicacy or titbit daintethc1290 daintyc1300 morselc1390 confection1393 delicec1405 delicacya1425 delicatea1475 friandise1484 deliciositiesa1500 daintive1526 junket1538 knack1548 daintrel1575 cate1578 pulpament1600 gaudy1622 regalo1622 daint1633 titbita1641 scitament1656 regale1673 knick-knack1682 nicety1704 bonne bouche1721 diablotin1770 sunket1788 regalement1795 confiture1802 bon-bon1821 sock1825 delicatessen1853 good things1861 tiddlywinks1893 α. a1641 J. Smyth Berkeley MSS (1885) III. 25 A tyd bit, i.e. a speciall morsell reserved to eat at last. 1654 J. Trapp Comm. Minor Prophets (Amos vi. 4) 264 Nothing would down with them but tid bits,..dainty and goodly. 1701 T. Gataker Prelim. Disc. 16 in J. Collier tr. Marcus Aurelius Conversat. with Himself To be always loading the Table, and eating of tid-Bits. 1767 A. Campbell Lexiphanes 54 We expedited ambassadors with plenary powers to procure us buttered buns,..tart tit-bit tartlets. 1834 L. Ritchie Wanderings by Seine xv. 185 The sturgeons, the finest salmons, and other tid-bits of the fishery. 1895 Outing Sept. 436/2 [The raccoon] locating many a tid-bit by means of his sharp nose and bright eyes. 1906 U. Sinclair Jungle xiv. 162 Things..went into the sausage in comparison with which a poisoned rat was a tidbit. 1968 Globe & Mail (Toronto) 17 Feb. 28 An unusually good selection of hot and cold tid bits. 2004 N.Y. Times (National ed.) 3 Mar. d4/4 We managed to taste several delicious tidbits, including gnocchi..and clams with ginger. β. 1641 J. Dawson tr. J. Drexel Right Intention Rule of All Mens Actions ii. vi. 355 A Man-servant..should goe into a Victualers service, because he hopeth for tit bits either of gift, or by stealth, and relicks more ordinary of his Masters Dishes.1694 P. A. Motteux tr. F. Rabelais Pantagruel's Voy.: 4th Bk. Wks. iv. xlvi. 181 He promis'd double Pay..to any one that should bring him such a Tit-bit piping-hot.1727 J. Arbuthnot John Bull Postscr. in J. Swift et al. Misc. II. 210 How John pamper'd Esquire South with Tit-bits, till he grew wanton.1861 J. Pycroft Agony Point II. xxiv. 242 To see..such tarts and tit-bits.1866 A. Trollope Belton Estate III. iii. 79 No more tit-bits of hashed chicken specially picked out for her.1938 C. S. Churchill Let. 19 Dec. in W. S. Churchill & C. S. Churchill Speaking for Themselves (1999) xix. 441 Wherever you were sitting you were handed a plate laden with succulent & varied tit bits.1978 B. P. Moore Life on Forty Acres 98 ‘Crows’ to the layman, or more correctly ravens, are..ready to accept any titbit.2005 Daily Tel. 4 Jan. 11/1 People bring titbits for the cat and he gets so much that it interferes with his mousing. 2. a. figurative and in figurative contexts. A person or thing likened to a delicacy or morsel. ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > pleasure > quality of being pleasant or pleasurable > [adjective] winsomea900 sweetc900 likingeOE i-quemec950 lieflyOE winlyOE hereOE thankfulc1000 merryOE queemc1175 beina1200 willea1200 leesomec1200 savouryc1225 estea1250 i-wilc1275 winc1275 welcomea1300 doucea1350 well-pleasingc1350 acceptablea1382 pleasablea1382 pleasanta1382 pleaseda1382 acceptedc1384 amiablec1384 well-likinga1387 queemfulc1390 flattering1393 pleasinga1398 well-queeminga1400 comelyc1400 farrandc1400 greable1401 goodlyc1405 amicable?a1425 placablec1429 amene1433 winful1438 listyc1440 dulcet1445 agreeablec1450 favourousc1485 sweetly?a1500 pleasureful?c1502 dulcea1513 grate1523 prettya1529 plausible1541 jolly1549 dulcoratec1550 toothsome1551 pleasurable1557 tickling1558 suavec1560 amenous1567 odoriferous?1575 perfumed1580 glada1586 tickle1593 pleasurous1595 favoursome1601 dulcean1606 gratifying1611 Hyblaean1614 gratulatea1616 arrident1616 solacefula1618 pleasantable1619 placid1628 contentsome1632 sapid1640 canny1643 gustful1647 peramene1657 pergrateful1657 tastefula1659 complacent1660 placentiousa1661 gratifactorya1665 bland1667 suavious1669 palatable1683 placent1683 complaisant1710 nice1747 tasty1796 sweetsome1799 titbit1820 connate1836 cunning1843 mooi1850 gemütlich1852 sympathique1859 congenial1878 sympathetic1900 sipid1908 onkus1910 sympathisch1911 1650 Mercurius Politicus No. 3. 48 The Kirk longs much, and is like to miscarry for a Tid Bit of yong Tarquin. 1694 P. A. Motteux tr. F. Rabelais Wks. i. xi. 44 One of them would call it [sc. a penis]..her Staff of Love... Another again,..her Cyprian Scepter, her Tit bit, her Bob Lady. 1708 Brit. Apollo 25–30 June But cannot they seize on their Wives then, and many of them are Tit Bits. 1743 H. Fielding Eurydice in Misc. II. 264 My Farce is an Oglio of Tid-Bits. 1814 Last Act Prol., in J. Galt New Brit. Theatre II. 361 To-morrow night..at Drury-Lane, A new tit bit, fresh from some author's brain, Is to be play'd. 1820 T. Mitchell tr. Aristophanes Knights in tr. Aristophanes Comedies I. 167 Such dainty little schemes—such tit-bit thoughts. 1887 T. A. Trollope What I Remember II. vi. 100 During the singing of the well-known tit-bits of any opera. 1941 W. H. Auden New Year Let. i. 26 Add his small tid-bit to the rest. 1991 T. Pakenham Scramble for Afr. (1992) xiv. 240 When the Russians grabbed slices of the Ottoman Empire, Bismarck had seized the chance to offer titbits (Tunis and Cyprus) to Britain and France. 2003 Sci. Amer. May 19/3 These tidbits are presolar—they got swept up during the formation of the sun and planets 4.5 billion years ago. b. A small and particularly interesting item of news, gossip, or information. Tit-Bits (later Titbits) was the name of a British weekly newspaper devoted to such items and is regarded as one of the progenitors of popular journalism. First published on 22 Oct. 1881, it ceased publication in 1984. ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > pleasure > quality of being pleasant or pleasurable > [noun] > source of pleasure > piece, item, or idea that is enjoyable sucket1607 titbit1809 society > communication > information > news or tidings > [noun] > piece of > brief and interesting titbit1809 1809 Antijacobin Rev. & Mag. Dec. 393 Another tit bit of domestic scandal. 1883 C. Reade in Harper's Mag. June 94/1 He furnished me..several tidbits that figure in my printed works. 1950 V. Bell Let. in Sel. Lett. (1993) 524 I was delighted to get your letter this morning with all its tit-bits about the family. 1976 Time 27 Dec. 49/3 There were enough tidbits of good news last week to soothe the fears of some Ford Administration economists. 2014 R. Madeley Way you look Tonight v. 30 The news guys wouldn't be able to resist a juicy titbit like that. Derivatives titˈbitical adj. now rare of the nature of a titbit; consisting of titbits; full of titbits. ΚΠ 1890 Speaker 5 Apr. 369/1 Those journalistic abortions of the tit-bitical kind..now so common. 1972 Times Lit. Suppl. 4 Aug. 921/4 This is a titbitical book. ˈtitˌbitty adj. of the nature of a titbit; consisting of titbits; full of titbits. ΚΠ 1887 E. Gurney Tertium Quid II. 24 He [sc. Wagner] is really the tit-bittiest of composers. 1899 J. G. Millais Life & Lett. Sir J. E. Millais I. iii. 81 Every tit-bitty paper..repeated the tale. 1933 D. Thomas Let. 21 Dec. (1985) 73 I read in an old John O'London (blast the tit-bitty paper) several individual lists of favourite words. 2009 St. Petersburg (Florida) Times (Nexis) 21 May (Weekend section) 3 w If you haven't bookmarked restaurant critic Laura Reiley's blog.., you might have missed these tidbitty nuggets she's been posting. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, January 2018; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.a1641
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