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A morsel of information just big enough to make you hungrier.

means A small, tasty piece of food, gossip, or trivia that's pleasing precisely because it's brief.

from From dialectal 'tid' (tender, nice) plus 'bit' — a literal nice little bit, later borrowed by gossip.

British twistBrits often say titbit, the older original form.
Beyond foodMeaning leapt from snacks to juicy news early.
Tid's mysteryThe 'tid' root's exact origin stays delightfully unknown.
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