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bit¹ noun 1 a small piece, part or amount of something. 2 Brit, old use, in compounds a coin, especially a small coin • threepenny bit. 3 N Amer (only two-bits, four bits or six bits) 12½ cents (ie a quarter, a half, and three-quarters of a dollar, respectively). See also two-bit. a bit colloq 1 a short time or distance • Wait a bit. 2 a little; slightly; rather • feel a bit of a fool. 3 a lot • takes a bit of doing. a bit much or thick or rich colloq behaviour that is unacceptable, unreasonable or unfair. a bit of all right colloq someone or something very much approved of. a bit of rough see under rough. a bit off Brit colloq bad manners, taste or behaviour. bit by bit gradually; piecemeal. do one's bit colloq to do one's fair share. not a bit or not a bit of it not at all; not to any extent.
ETYMOLOGY: Anglo-Saxon bita in obsolete sense 'a portion of something bitten off at one time'; see bite.