tittynope

Aug. 18th, 2022 08:19 am
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tittynope (ti-tee-NOHP) - n., (rare) a small amount of a tasty treat; a small amount left over (of food or drink).


Very rare, originally Yorkshire dialect but revived into wider usage because, well, it's such a fun word -- and sounds naughtier than it actually is. Origin is obscure, but the tit- almost certainly comes from the same root meaning a speck that gave the titmouse its name, and there's some hints that it actually started as an alternate name for a titmouse -- but regardless, I'd rather a tittynope of dessert than to delve deeper into that.

---L.

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