tad

nouncommon in dialogue

//tæd//

A small amount; a little bit.

noun

1
informalA small amount; a little bit.
Could you lean the picture to the left just a tad more?
2
datedA street boy; an urchin.

Etymology

1877, ‘young or small child’, probably a shortened form of tadpole. The extended meaning ‘small amount’ is first recorded 1915.

Forms

plural: tads

tactic · A maneuver, or action calculated to achieve some end.tactical · Of or relating to tactics.tactics · The military science that deals with achieving the objectives…

tad · A small amount; a little bit.

Tad · A diminutive of the male given name Thaddeus or Thaddaeus.tag · Physical appendage. A small label.TAG · Tight (inclined to play only strong starting hands and fold…

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