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bits

/bɪts/

bits is the plural of bit.

Noun

bits pl (plural only)

  1. (plural, plural-only, slang) Genitals.
    • It seemed less awkward then stripping her the right way, as he didn't care to see her bits, and though he couldn't help but see a few things while slipping her into a long shirt, he felt like he did rather well considering[…]2016, Brandy Gaye, Goddess Particle, Lulu.com, →ISBN, page 55
    • Orange Dog
      The orange dog licks your face
      Showing that she loves you
      Right after she licked her bits
      Giving them a good clean
      But her wagging tail and smile
      Are enuff[…]2021 June 22, Nick Armbrister, Major Insomnia Corporal Sleep, nick's poetry books
  2. (Multicultural-London-English, plural, plural-only) Neighbourhood; hood; manor; ends.
    • You think you’re real now you’ve got a couple sticks? My favourite younger, he got stabbed in my bits. And if he died fam, I promise I’d have quit.2013 April 8, “Off the Record”, in Topic of Discussion, performed by Yungen
    • I told the youts in my bits. Don’t ever lose if I win.2016 April 7, “Youniverse”, in FYO, performed by Avelino (rapper)

Meaning of bit

Noun

bit (plural bits)

  1. A small amount of something.
    • There were bits of paper all over the floor.
  2. A piece of metal placed in a horse's mouth and connected to the reins to direct the animal.
    • A horse hates having a bit put in its mouth.
  3. A rotary cutting tool, fitted to a drill, brace, or router, used to bore or drill holes or to remove material from the profile of the workpiece.
    • router bit
  4. (UK, dated) A coin of a specified value.
    • a threepenny bit
    Synonyms:
    coin, piece
  5. (Canada, US, historical) A unit of currency worth one eighth of a dollar, originally of a Spanish dollar but later also US or Canadian; also, a coin with this value, in particular the silver Spanish real.
    • A quarter is two bits.
    Synonyms:
    coin, piece
  6. (Canada, US, obsolete) A coin of a value similar but not equal to this, in particular the ‘short bit’, i.e. the ten-cent piece or dime.
    • The smallest coin we had in Canada in early days was a dime, worth ten cents. The Indians called this coin “a Bit”. Our next coin, double in buying power and in size, was a twenty-five cent piece and this the Indians called “Two Bits”.1941, Emily Carr, chapter 10, in Klee Wyck
    Synonyms:
    coin, piece

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Words formed from bits

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Questions about bits

What does bits mean?
Bits means genitals.
What is bits the plural of?
Bits is the plural of bit.
What part of speech is bits?
Bits is a noun.
How do you pronounce bits?
Bits is pronounced /bɪts/.

Words near bits in the dictionary

  1. bitrot
  2. bitrotten
  3. bitruncated
  4. bitruncation
  5. bitruncations
  6. bits
  7. bits and bats
  8. bits and bobs
  9. bits and pieces
  10. bits of alright
  11. bits of crumpet

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