Country Dictionary

Gunraj term for Goodbye.

Safe, in a bit.

Anything which is less than 50%

"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."

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

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

What is the bit-rate of that modem? How many bits per second does it handle?

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'.

"I'll be round yours in a bit"

Prison lingo for a usually short prison sentence.

I got a three year bit for robbery.

A slang term for having an unintentional accident causing property damage and/or bodily damage and/or death to the person causing the accident

#1. (employee calling boss when coming back from lunch): "Some dude bit it about 100 yds ahead, and the police are here. I have to take an alternate route. I'll be there in about 15 minutes."

#2. "That skateboarder sure bit it when he didn't make the 360."