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timbit

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
tim-bit
IPA
10
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
2
Syllables
4
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A bite-sized doughnut ball sold at the Canadian Tim Hortons restaurant chain and sometimes jocularly regarded as an icon of Canadian culture.

Canadian usage

noun

Synonym of donut hole (“a ball-shaped pastry”)

Informal; Slang

Example Sentences

Etymology

From Tim + bit. A brand name: from Tim (the name of Canadian hockey player Tim Horton, and the doughnut shop chain he founded, now Tim Hortons) + bit.

Usage

Inflected Forms

Timbits (plural)

Derived Forms

Kimbit timbit

Frequently Paired Words

Munchkin

Synonyms

donut hole

Questions

What does timbit mean?
A bite-sized doughnut ball sold at the Canadian Tim Hortons restaurant chain and sometimes jocularly regarded as an icon of Canadian culture.
Where does timbit come from?
From Tim + bit. A brand name: from Tim (the name of Canadian hockey player Tim Horton, and the doughnut shop chain he founded, now Tim Hortons) + bit.

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