Itsy-bitsy comes from the word "ici-pici", which is used in Hungary to tiny, small things. It was taken into the US (to Holywood) by a Hungarian film director in the early 20th century. Then he used it in everyday life and stuck to others. This is the one and only Hungarian word that was adopted to English.
In Hungary you can also say: "iciri-piciri" (this means smaller than "ici-pici").
In Hungary you can also say: "iciri-piciri" (this means smaller than "ici-pici").
"Volt egyszer egy iciri-piciri házacska..."
Means "There was an itsy-bitsy small house..." in a famous Hungarian tale.
Means "There was an itsy-bitsy small house..." in a famous Hungarian tale.
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Get the Itsy Bitsy mug.Itsy-bitsy comes from the word "ici-pici" itsy-pitsy, which is originally a Hungarian common word for very tiny, small things. It was taken into the US (to Holywood) by a Hungarian film director in the early 20th century. Then he used it in everyday life and stuck to others. This is the one of the few Hungarian words that were adopted to English (besides 'coach' - kocsi cotshy (when meaning charriot - this invention was spread to the west from medieval Hungary), and 'bacon' - Bakony bachon'(mountainous region in Hungary, from where the finest pigs in medieval Europe were imported to Britain).
English version:
"Itsy Bitsy spider climbed up the water spout..."
Hungarian version:
"Ici-pici pok felmaszott az ereszen..."
"Itsy Bitsy spider climbed up the water spout..."
Hungarian version:
"Ici-pici pok felmaszott az ereszen..."
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A term that means something small, tiny. Possibly derived from the term ittle bitty which in turn comes from a twist of the word "little bit".
Can be used together with the word teeny-weeny (for example in the song "Itsy-bitsy teeny-weeny yellow polka-dot bikini").
See also itty-bitty, ittle bitty, and teeny-weeny.
A term that means something small, tiny. Possibly derived from the term ittle bitty which in turn comes from a twist of the word "little bit".
Can be used together with the word teeny-weeny (for example in the song "Itsy-bitsy teeny-weeny yellow polka-dot bikini").
See also itty-bitty, ittle bitty, and teeny-weeny.
He's such a mean cheapskate. Did you see that little itsy-bitsy fucking pizza slice he left for me?
Look at her. She has the sweetest itsy-bitsy butt I've ever seen.
Look at her. She has the sweetest itsy-bitsy butt I've ever seen.
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