picky bits

noun

Miscellaneous snack foods served together.

Meanings

nounpicky bits pl (plural only)
  1. UKcolloquialpluralplural onlyMiscellaneous snack foods served together.

    It doesn't have to be a fancy three-course meal. Picky bits like tapas are just as good.

    2018, Gemma Collins, The GC: How to Be a Diva
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    As your baby gets better at feeding himself, you can introduce a daily meal of “picky bits” – for example, mini sandwiches, pitta breads, or toast soldiers with cheese; veggie sticks with humus; chunks of cheese or finely grated cheese; […]

    2012, DK, The Day-by-Day Baby Book (page 340)

    She couldn't imagine Valentina rolling out the Tupperware in a heatwave, shaking out a blanket and declaring it an evening meal of picky bits.

    2023, Mandy Baggot, Under a Greek Sun

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