tad

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Make the coins a tad larger than 50¢ pieces.

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  1. noun Informal A small boy.
  2. noun Informal A small amount or degree; a bit.
  3. idiom a tad To a small degree; somewhat: acting a tad silly; a tad uncomfortable.

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  • This morning I had toned down my appearance a tad, then Nudge and I had hit the closest town. —  Maximum Ride: The Angel Experiment
  • After rubbing this factoid in just a tad, the traveler in me tells my weather-distressed cohorts to stop complaining and just get out of town already. —  The Window Seat ® - Your Window to the World of Travel
  • In coaching him to dim the lights a tad, they stole his spark. —  hattiesburgamerican.com -
  • The first one I think I overacted a tad, the second one I probably underacted. —  Yehuda
  • Panorama's and play with HDR a tad, these synths are crap. —  Scobleizer
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  1. Perhaps short for tadpole.

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  1. Perhaps an abbreviation of tadpole.
 

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