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smidgen

smid·gen [ smíjjən ] (plural smid·gens) or smid·gin [ smíjjən ] (plural smid·gins) or smid·geon [ smíjjən ] (plural smidgeons) or smidge [ smij ] (plural smidges)


noun 
Definition:
 
small amount: a small amount ( informal )

[Mid-19th century. Origin ?]
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