tidbit – 1. a small piece of tasty food 2. a small and particularly interesting piece of news or gossip

(Pronounced tid-bit)

To remember the definition of the word tidbit, use the following mnemonic:

I played tiddlywinks for a bit (tidbit), and at the start I could get my plastic counter to only jump a small piece of tasty food, but later on I could even get it to jump over two people gossiping.   

Examples of tidbit in a sentence (1. a small piece of tasty food)

The meal while delicious, was nothing more than a tidbit and not at all filling. 

They offered free tidbits outside to try entice more customers. 

The bar was serving complementary tidbits with each cocktail.

Examples of tidbit in a sentence (2. a small and particularly interesting piece of news or gossip)

She was a notorious gossip, she was always sharing tidbits she'd heard around the office. 

Nobody knew much about his personal life, they would hear the odd tidbit of information but never anything substantial. 

Their news site only seemed to share unverified tidbits of celebrity gossip.