Meaning & use
smidgen
A very small amount or tiny bit of something.
See it in a sentence
Add just a smidgen of salt to bring out the sweetness in the sauce.
There's a smidgen of truth in the rumor, but most of it is exaggerated.
A note on using this word
Smidgen is informal and used mainly in casual speech and cooking, rarely in formal writing.
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