tad.
A small amount; a little bit.
Meaning & usage
A small amount; a little bit.
Could you lean the picture to the left just a tad more?
A street boy; an urchin.
Where this word comes from
1877, ‘young or small child’, probably a shortened form of tadpole. The extended meaning ‘small amount’ is first recorded 1915.
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