Titch

//tɪt͡ʃ// noun, verb, slang

noun, verb, slang ·Moderate ·College level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A very small person; a small child. British, colloquial

    "I ain't afraid of a titch like you."

  2. 2
    A small amount of something. colloquial

    "I'll have just a titch more cake."

  3. 3
    A small amount. British, colloquial

    "Is there any milk left? Just a titch."

Verb
  1. 1
    Pronunciation spelling of touch. alt-of, pronunciation-spelling

    "Vur Bob eszul wis awful titch'd An went jist like a hoss a witch'd."

  2. 2
    Pronunciation spelling of teach. alt-of, pronunciation-spelling

    "“yass, dass all right: but how we know you titch English? Nobody can’t tell you titchin’ him right or no.”"

Synonyms

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midgetshortassshortie

Example

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"I ain't afraid of a titch like you."

Etymology

Etymology 1

From the stage name Little Tich; see tich. Attested since the 1880s.

Etymology 2

From Middle English techen, tüchen, variant or dialectal forms of Middle English touchen (“to touch”).

Etymology 3

Variant or colloquial pronunciation of teach.

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