Tich

//tɪt͡ʃ// noun, slang

noun, slang ·Uncommon ·College level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A very small person. British, colloquial

Etymology

After the music hall comedian Harry Relph (1867–1928), who used the stage name Little Tich. This referred to a supposed resemblance to the claimant in the Tichborne Case.

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