ˈitty-ˈbitty, a.
= itsy-bitsy a.
| [1938 Amer. Speech XIII. 314/1 Itty bitty kitty from the city, a country yokel who tries to be a cat.] 1940 R. Chandler Farewell, my Lovely xxxiii. 253 Itty-bitty frame houses on the wrong side of town. 1959 H. Hobson Mission House Murder xiii. 89 No big swallows now. Itty-bitty sips—and take your time. 1968 W. Garner Deep, Deep Freeze v. 62 I'll move every ittybitty piece on that goddammed fancy board. 1969 L. Kennedy Very Lovely People i. 35, I felt, here I am in this itty-bitty tropical village, a tremendous long ways from anywhere. |