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hind tit

Slang

An inferior source of food or other resources.

Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.


SIMPLE

The smallest puppy always gets the hind tit.

CONTEXTUAL

Because the department has no budget, we are stuck with the hind tit for resources.

COMPLEX

The rural village felt it received the hind tit of government funding compared to the wealthy capital city.


From the adjective *hind*, denoting the rear position, and the noun *tit*. The compound describes a position of disadvantage or neglect, derived from the competition among nursing livestock for the more productive forward teats.


Related idioms8entries
  1. 01

    arse over tit

    Tumbling; falling; upside-down, unstable or unbalanced.

  2. 02

    get one's tits in a wringer

    To get into trouble.

  3. 03

    keep one's tits on

    Synonym of keep one's hair on.

  4. 04

    off one's tits

    Heavily intoxicated; under the influence of alcohol or drugs.

  5. 05

    stand up on one's hind legs

    To act boldly; to take responsibility.

  6. 06

    suck hind tit

    To feed from an inferior source of food.

  7. 07

    suck tits

    To be terrible, to be of extremely poor quality.

  8. 08

    talk the hind leg off a donkey

    To talk a lot.

Last updated August 10, 2026