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Whenever you ask an asian person if they've studied for a quiz/test/exam, they will usually reply with 'a bit'.. However, don't be fooled. You know that they've spent days studying because of their parents.
You : Hey Ching-Lau, study for that health test?
Asian: *Deep accent* A bit (inside head - for like 5 hours)
a bit by julian1234 May 19, 2010
a bit; 1:30; An hour and a half.
Hey, hay dude, HAY
What?
How long is a bit?
a bit?
yeah?
about an hour and a half.
a bit by bradtastik January 23, 2008
A time period between 15 minutes and 6 hours.
"I didn't lie!" "I said I'd be back in a bit & its only been 5&1/2 hours!
A bit by Bcuteasabutton May 19, 2020
a short amount of time, usually less than 30 mins
i'll be back in a bit
a bit by dectom July 22, 2019
A phrase used to indicate any time period ranging from 5 minutes to five hours.

The term can also relative. If discussing a year, it could mean a few months.
I’ll be there in a bit.

I’ll be done with this job in a bit.
A bit by Gobbling gobble gobbler January 10, 2021
a period of time over fifteen minutes but not exceeding 2 hours.

derived from asec
Just gimmie a-bit.
I'll be there in a-bit
a-bit by StevofrmLDN April 30, 2006
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Slop Grenade

When someone uses AI to generate a large document, slide deck, or piece of code/software and tosses it over the fence for you to deal with.
Chad: Hey Brent I sent you the new backend API change to review, it’s only 100 files changed.

Brent: he just tossed me a slop grenade
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