SMIDGEN


Meaning of SMIDGEN in English

(also smidg·eon , smid·gin ) / ˈsmɪdʒən; NAmE / noun

[ sing. ] smidgen (of sth) ( informal ) a small piece or amount of sth :

'Sugar?' 'Just a smidgen.'

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WORD ORIGIN

mid 19th cent.: perhaps from Scots smitch in the same sense.

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary.      Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне.