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minus-squareBoblinkfedilinkEnglish7•2 years agoTit does live up to its name! It’s an archaic word for a small thing. https://www.etymonline.com/word/tit#etymonline_v_13361
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilinkEnglish8•2 years agoStill used in the phrase titbit in the UK, which Americans censored to tidbit.
Tit does live up to its name! It’s an archaic word for a small thing. https://www.etymonline.com/word/tit#etymonline_v_13361
Still used in the phrase titbit in the UK, which Americans censored to tidbit.
Hence also “tit for tat”!