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"Hey Will!"
"Yeah?"
"My drink only has a bit left in it, can i have some more?"
"Have you drank more than 50% of it?"
"No?"
"Then NO, YOU CAN'T, BECAUSE YOU HAVE MORE THAN 'A BIT' LEFT."
Words you can keep
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
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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board chow 

A)
The Crud that collects under the keys in a keyboard. Usually more severe in the keyboards of programmers and webmasters as they tend to spend a lot of time at the the computer and thus eat at their desk. Mainly affecting IBM Model M (clicly) style boards.

B)
Can also be used to gross out Non-Techie people
A)
Bill: want to go to the club?
Bob: No, I've got to clean out my board chow, keys are starting to stick.

B)
Bill: Want to go out to get a bite?
Bob: No, i am just going to have some of my board chow/
Bill: Whats' that?
Bob: The food scraps that collect in my keyboard; Want some?
Bill: *GAG* *HURL* *GAG*
board chow by BinaryHackerMan September 3, 2007
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