Tadge vs Tidge - What's the difference?
tadge | tidge |
(label) A small amount; a bit.
(label) To a small extent (usually with "a").
(informal) A very small amount.
* 1978 , Colin Tudge, "
* 2007 , Christian Moerk, Darling Jim , Henry Holt (2009), ISBN 9780805092080,
* 2008 , Connie Bailey, True Blue , Dreamspinner Press (2008), ISBN 9781935192251,
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As nouns the difference between tadge and tidge
is that tadge is (label) a small amount; a bit while tidge is (informal) a very small amount.As an adverb tadge
is (label) to a small extent (usually with "a").tadge
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(en noun)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.
page 39:
- Before I knew it he had taken my hand and squeezed it, just a tidge , like a gentleman would.
page 178:
- “Sorry if I'm just a tidge miffed over the dirty trick he played on me.”
