"smidget" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈsmɪd͡ʒɪt/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ˈsmɪd͡ʒɪt/ [General-American], /-ət/ [General-American] Forms: smidgets [plural]
Rhymes: -ɪdʒɪt Head templates: {{en-noun}} smidget (plural smidgets)
  1. Synonym of smidgen. Synonyms: smidgen [synonym, synonym-of]
    Sense id: en-smidget-en-noun-yQkYjQsw Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 67 33 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 78 22 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 87 13
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Noun

IPA: /ˈsmɪd͡ʒɪt/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ˈsmɪd͡ʒɪt/ [General-American], /-ət/ [General-American] Forms: smidgets [plural]
Rhymes: -ɪdʒɪt Head templates: {{en-noun}} smidget (plural smidgets)
  1. (economics) A hypothetical product, a widget.
    Sense id: en-smidget-en-noun-rWIQGTQF Categories (other): Economics Topics: economics, sciences
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Inflected forms

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