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Contracted from little, especially as pronounced with flapping, when the /t/ is barely audible.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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Today it means: Generic intensifier. Full definition →
Today it means: Generic intensifier. Full definition →
Contracted from little, especially as pronounced with flapping, when the /t/ is barely audible.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.