The Smidge Is a Japanese Word That Means a Small Amount

Sally Kohn: My family used a smidge too. Is actually short for smidgeon, which my family also used. We kind of used them interchangeably. Both words go back to the 18 hundreds. I wouldn't call this a pamelect, but it does give me a chance to talk about a similar word that came from world war and ties in with last week's show, scoch. So thanks for sharing your grandmother's word. She sounds like a great lady. If you want to call with the story of your family, a word your family and only your family uses, you can leave a voice mail at eight, three, three, two, one,