klausnick/莫罗佐夫·尼科莱/профан (klausnick) wrote,
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itsy-bitsy

Itsy-bitsy comes from the word "ici-pici", which is used in Hungary to tiny, small things. It was taken into the US (to Holywood) by a Hungarian film director in the early 20th century. This is the one and only Hungarian word that was adopted to English.
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