What it means
Bite-sized doughnut holes sold at Tim Hortons, usually in a mixed box for sharing. Soft, sweet, and dangerously easy to demolish on a road trip or in the office. People argue about the best flavour like it’s a serious sport, but the real move is grabbing an assorted pack and letting everyone raid it.
Usage examples
"I swung by Timmies and grabbed a 50-pack of Timbits for the team, plus a couple double-doubles. The honey dip ones vanished before the meeting started."
"The hockey moms always bring Timbits to the rink on Saturday morning, two boxes of fifty for the team, and the goalie mum sneaks the honey dip ones for herself before warm-up."
"On road trips between Toronto and Ottawa we stop at every Timmies on the four hundred and one for Timbits, gas and washroom, in that exact order, every single time."
Where it comes from
Came out of Tim Hortons in nineteen seventy-six, when the chain launched the little doughnut holes and grafted on a name that smashed Tim, bits and a hint of Timbit cuteness. The product became Canadian shorthand for shareable doughnut joy, and the term timbits now stands for any tray of bite-sized round things on a desk.
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