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Timbit¹

Where it comes from

From Tim + bit. A brand name: from Tim (the name of Canadian hockey player Tim Horton, and the doughnut shop chain he founded, now Tim Hortons) + bit.

noun Timbits

  1. Canada A bite-sized doughnut ball sold at the Canadian Tim Hortons restaurant chain and sometimes jocularly regarded as an icon of Canadian culture. When colleague John Stackhouse was searching for a title for his lovely book on travelling across Canada, he decided to go with Timbit Nation.

timbit²

Where it comes from

A genericization of the Tim Hortons trademark Timbit.

noun timbits

  1. informal, slang Synonym of donut hole (“a ball-shaped pastry”)

    Similar: donut hole

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"timbit." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/timbit. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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timbit. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/timbit

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"timbit." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/timbit.

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@misc{timbit_2026,
  title = {timbit},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/timbit},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}