Idiom
hind tit
Slang
Meaning
An inferior source of food or other resources.
Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Examples
“The smallest puppy always gets the hind tit.”
“Because the department has no budget, we are stuck with the hind tit for resources.”
“The rural village felt it received the hind tit of government funding compared to the wealthy capital city.”
Examples
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.”
Origin
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.
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