home.social

#titbit — Public Fediverse posts

Live and recent posts from across the Fediverse tagged #titbit, aggregated by home.social.

  1. "Fun" etymological note:

    Many Brits tease Americans for using "tidbit" over "titbit", as if it were due to some Puritanical censorship of "tit".

    However, "tyd bit" / "tid bit" seems to pre-date "titbit".

    "Tyd" or "tid" meant "tender", so a "tyd bit" typically meant a small, tender morsel.

    Both are valid, but neither is a sign of censored or vulgarised language: just linguistic shift in British English.

    #tidbit #titbit #etymology