#atatica

• Just this much — A diminutival, intensive, and familiar form of the word 'atâta' (or 'atât'); it denotes a small or determined quantity evaluated with a feeling of sympathy, wonder, or minimalism. In colloquial language and certain regional dialects, it is often used accompanied by a hand gesture (showing size) to emphasize that an object or phenomenon is very small, reduced in proportion, or limited in importance.