Definition
A very small or insignificant amount; something of little importance.
In Context
- "Lawrence Venuti, a translator and author of The Translator's Invisibility, said that, beyond high-profile bestsellers, translations in the UK and US were still "a spit in the ocean" compared with countries such as Spain, France or Italy."
Also Said As
- drop in the ocean
- bagatelle
- bag of shells
- bric-a-brac
- dicky
- dicky-bird
- fico
- fig
- flyspeck
- minuity
- niff-naff
- picayune
- scuddick
- sop
- toy
- trick
- trifle
- triviality
- whiffle
- white chip