picky bits

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Noun[edit]

picky bits pl (plural only)

  1. (UK, colloquial) Miscellaneous snack foods served together.
    • 2012, DK, The Day-by-Day Baby Book (page 340)
      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; []
    • 2018, Gemma Collins, The GC: How to Be a Diva:
      It doesn't have to be a fancy three-course meal. Picky bits like tapas are just as good.
    • 2023, Mandy Baggot, Under a Greek Sun:
      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.

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