little-bitty
Americanadjective
Etymology
Origin of little-bitty
1900–05, Amer.; little bit + -y 2
Example Sentences
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“Sliding by trains and traffic, and oh my god, I couldn’t drive out here. One way streets. Little-bitty trains coming this way, that way. Bicycles, mopeds. It’s a lot.”
From Los Angeles Times
Built on a prominent sample of the bass line from “Under Pressure” by Queen and David Bowie — though Vanilla Ice initially claimed that a “little-bitty change” to the riff made it his own — “Ice Ice Baby” brought international stardom to the rapper and dancer born Robert Van Winkle, whose breakout single drove sales of his 1990 LP, “To the Extreme,” to seven-times-platinum status.
From Los Angeles Times
“This one’s an idiot. He got stuck in this little-bitty hole the other day.”
From Los Angeles Times
“I stuck up that little-bitty sign that explained my thoughts about the communist Chinese government and the way they treat their people,” Jackson said.
From Washington Times
“I stuck up that little-bitty sign that explained my thoughts about the communist Chinese government and the way they treat their people,” the eatery’s owner, Steve Jackson, told the Farmington Daily-Times.
From Washington Times
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