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発音

• 韻: -ɪdʒ

名詞

tidge (複数形 tidges)

1. (informal) A very small amount.
   • 1978, Colin Tudge, "Cold turkey", New Scientist, 21-28 December 1978:

     Cucumber left for half a day, with red peppers and soy sauce and a tidge of sea salt (which tastes nice) comes through fierce and maritime as a Yangtse pirate.

   • 2007, Christian Moerk, Darling Jim, Henry Holt (2009), ISBN 9780805092080, page 39:

     Before I knew it he had taken my hand and squeezed it, just a tidge, like a gentleman would.

   • 2008, Connie Bailey, True Blue, Dreamspinner Press (2008), ISBN 9781935192251, page 178:

     “Sorry if I'm just a tidge miffed over the dirty trick he played on me.”

   • For more examples of usage of this term, see Citations:tidge.

同意語

• See also Thesaurus:modicum.

アナグラム

• idget