- itsy-bitsy / itty-bitty
- very tiny, mini, teeny-weeny
An itsy-bitsy halter held her hefty breasts.
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itsy-bitsy / itty-bitty
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itty-bitty — itsy bitsy it sy bit sy, itty bitty it ty bit ty, a. very small; tiny. Syn: bitty, bittie, teensy, teentsy, teeny, wee, weeny, weensy, teensy weensy. [WordNet 1.5 + PJC] It was an itsy bitsy teeny weeny yellow polka dot bikini that she wore for… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
itsy-bitsy — it sy bit sy, itty bitty it ty bit ty, a. very small; tiny. Syn: bitty, bittie, teensy, teentsy, teeny, wee, weeny, weensy, teensy weensy. [WordNet 1.5 + PJC] It was an itsy bitsy teeny weeny yellow polka dot bikini that she wore for the first… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
itsy-bitsy — UK [ˌɪtsɪ ˈbɪtsɪ] / US [ˌɪtsɪˈbɪtsɪ] or itty bitty UK [ˌɪtɪ ˈbɪtɪ] / US adjective informal very small … English dictionary
itty-bitty — itsy bitsy UK [ˌɪtsɪ ˈbɪtsɪ] / US [ˌɪtsɪˈbɪtsɪ] or itty bitty UK [ˌɪtɪ ˈbɪtɪ] / US adjective informal very small … English dictionary
itty-bitty — [it′sē bit′sēit′ē bit′ē] adj. [baby talk alteration < little bit] Informal very small; tiny: a facetious imitation of child s talk: also itsy bitsy [it′sē bit′sē] … English World dictionary
itsy-bitsy — adjective see itty bitty … New Collegiate Dictionary
itsy-bitsy — Go to itty bitty … Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions
itty-bitty — AND itsy bitsy [“idi”bidi AND“itsi”bitsi] mod. tiny. □ What an itty bitty car! □ Give me an itsy bitsy piece. I’m on a diet … Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions
itsy-bitsy — /ˈɪtsi ˌbɪtsi/ (say itsee .bitsee) adjective Colloquial (humorous) small; insubstantial: *More than 68,000 full time jobs have been lost since September, and an itsy bitsy rise in economic growth won t be enough to stem the tide. –aap news, 2001 …
itty-bitty — adjective (used informally) very small a wee tot • Syn: ↑bitty, ↑bittie, ↑teensy, ↑teentsy, ↑teeny, ↑wee, ↑weeny, ↑weensy, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
