/tɪt͡ʃ/
OriginFrom the stage name Little Tich; see tich. Attested since the 1880s.
- British, colloquialA very small person; a small child.
“I ain't afraid of a titch like you.”
“We called him Titch because he was a tiny little man, and he had a mop of black hair.”
- British, colloquialA small amount.
“Is there any milk left? Just a titch.”
- colloquialA small amount of something.
“I'll have just a titch more cake.”
““...and just a titch of my special pepper sauce over these turnip greens, everybody loves turnip greens.””
- alt-of, pronunciation-spellingPronunciation spelling of touch.
“Vur Bob eszul wis awful titch'd
An went jist like a hoss a witch'd.”
“There was some sort of affray between you and Flood. The constables separated you. What led to this?
[…] I titched Noah and Noah titched me and my hat falled off.”
- alt-of, pronunciation-spellingPronunciation spelling of teach.
““yass, dass all right: but how we know you titch English? Nobody can’t tell you titchin’ him right or no.””
Formstitches(plural) · titches(present, singular, third-person) · titching(participle, present) · titched(participle, past) · titched(past)