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noun
A bite-sized doughnut ball sold at the Canadian Tim Hortons restaurant chain and sometimes jocularly regarded as an icon of Canadian culture.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: Canada
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
Synonym of donut hole (“ball-shaped pastry”)
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: informal, slang
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Synonyms: donut hole
Antonyms: none provided
History
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.
Genericization of the Tim Hortons trademark Timbit.
