English Explanatory Dictionary

gnat's

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A very tiny thing or distance; a whit; a jot; something of no consequence.

Word forms

gnat's

Etymology

Shortened from various (often vulgar) phrases for parts of the anatomy of a gnat, a very tiny insect. These include gnat's arse/gnat's ass, gnat's chuff, gnat's prick, and gnat's whisker.

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