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# smidge

noun (a smidge); adverb-like (a smidge + adjective)

«smidge» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. (informal) A very small amount of something: «a smidge of butter». [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/smidge/#m1)
2. (informal) A little bit, slightly: «a smidge too long». [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/smidge/#m2)

### In the lessons

In everyday talk and lessons on downplaying (understatement), «a smidge» makes something sound tiny. People sometimes say «a smidge» about something that is not really small, as a joke or to sound modest. Related: «smidgen», «tad», «touch», «pinch», «a bit».

### Examples

- Can I have just a smidge of ketchup? [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/smidge/#x1)
- The skirt is a smidge too long. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/smidge/#x2)
- Add a smidge of salt to the soup. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/smidge/#x3)
- I'm a smidge tired after the walk. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/smidge/#x4)
- «Just a smidge of cake,» said Dad, taking a huge slice. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/smidge/#x5)
- Move the picture a smidge to the left. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/smidge/#x6)

### Note

Informal; mostly in «a smidge (of)». Short for «smidgen». It has no exact size — in a maths problem «a smidge» is not a number. Often used to downplay: «a smidge late» may mean quite late.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «smidge» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/smidge/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«smidge» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/smidge.html) on Mova free.