timbit

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noun

Synonym of donut hole (“a ball-shaped pastry”)

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donut hole
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Meanings

timbit1

nountimbit (plural timbits)

plural timbits

  1. informalslangSynonym of donut hole (“a ball-shaped pastry”)

    Synonyms: donut hole

Timbit2

nounTimbit (plural Timbits)

plural Timbits

  1. CanadaA bite-sized doughnut ball sold at the Canadian Tim Hortons restaurant chain and sometimes jocularly regarded as an icon of Canadian culture.

    When colleague John Stackhouse was searching for a title for his lovely book on travelling across Canada, he decided to go with Timbit Nation.

    2003 June 26, Roy MacGregor, “When size definitely matters: How you order a coffee reveals what type of Canadian you are”, in The Globe and Mail, page A2

Synonyms & antonyms

nounSynonym of donut hole (“a ball-shaped pastry”)

Similar
donut hole
Also see
donut hole

Origin

timbit · noun

A genericization of the Tim Hortons trademark Timbit.

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Timbit · noun

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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APA

timbit. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/timbit

MLA

“timbit.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/timbit. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “timbit,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/timbit.

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