A routine or section of a routine during a stand-up comedy show of approximately 1-4 jokes in length.
I totally murdered the audience at the Hilarity House last night with my bits about how girls hate it when guys leave the toilet-seat up!
by ClunyScourge December 25, 2020
when someone bullshits you and you bullshit them back, sometimes continuing until someone cracks/laughs
elijah daniel: i thought you were doing a bit! i thought you were trying to be funny so i was like “oh that’s funny, (the concealer you used as lipstick) is gonna get all over his teeth
by 287405 November 16, 2017
Binary digIT - the least amount of information there is, i.e. yes or no, true or false, on or off. Eight bits make a byte
by mistweb October 13, 2003
An unspecified short amount of time (usually less than an hour).
Can be used to indicate that events will follow a normal timescale, or otherwise be used to postpone an event for a time.
A 'bit' usually refers to the expected or average amount of time that should be taken to complete the task in question.
When postponing an event, however, a 'bit' can be considerably longer.
Eg, If you are due to visit a friend who lives a 15 minute drive away, to be round 'in a bit' could indicate that you will be there in about 1/2 hour, 15 minutes preparation to leave and 15 minutes driving.
The expression 'in a bit' is often used in Midland dialect as a farewell, similar to laters.
'A bit' should not however be confused with 'Quite a bit', which always indicates an unusually large amount of time (or something else), and is analogous to a 'while'.
Can be used to indicate that events will follow a normal timescale, or otherwise be used to postpone an event for a time.
A 'bit' usually refers to the expected or average amount of time that should be taken to complete the task in question.
When postponing an event, however, a 'bit' can be considerably longer.
Eg, If you are due to visit a friend who lives a 15 minute drive away, to be round 'in a bit' could indicate that you will be there in about 1/2 hour, 15 minutes preparation to leave and 15 minutes driving.
The expression 'in a bit' is often used in Midland dialect as a farewell, similar to laters.
'A bit' should not however be confused with 'Quite a bit', which always indicates an unusually large amount of time (or something else), and is analogous to a 'while'.
by oracle October 27, 2006
by DirkD January 26, 2007
by matt gantress March 27, 2008
In the Western States after the War with Mexico U.S. coins were not commonly circulated; however the peso ( Mexican, Spanish) was common. The exchange rate (circa 1849) was one peso to one dollar. To convert small change the peso was cut in eighths. One eighth was one bit of a peso, or 12 and one half cents. Two bits was 25 cents and so on. The expression two bits or four bits or six bits is still used in this manner in the Far West, especially in Northern California.
by The Bay Area Professor April 10, 2012