Smidgins

Part of speech: noun

Definitions

1. A small quantity or a slight amount of something, typically used in informal contexts to suggest insignificance
2. Referring to a bit or a little, often used to emphasize a minuscule or negligible portion
3. Indicating a trifling or minimal degree, commonly employed in casual conversation to denote something minor

Etymology: "Smidgins" is the plural of "smidgin," a noun for a very small amount, and the plural form is the one most often heard. The singular is a variant of "smidge," which is itself a shortening of the earlier "smidgen." Those are the same family of words, and "smidgin" sits among them as another spelling of the same small quantity. Because "smidgins" is the plural of "smidgin," it inherits the sense of its singular: a little bit, usually used to stress that the amount is tiny or hardly worth counting.

Synonyms: small amount, bit, smidgen

Antonyms: lot, abundance, large quantity