Etymology

timbit

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Today it means: A bite-sized doughnut ball sold at the Canadian Tim Hortons restaurant chain and sometimes jocularly regarded as an icon of Canadian culture. Full definition →

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timbit · noun1

A genericization of the Tim Hortons trademark Timbit.

Timbit · noun2

From Tim + bit. A brand name: from Tim (the name of Canadian hockey player Tim Horton, and the doughnut shop chain he founded, now Tim Hortons) + bit.

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