1a small piece, part, or quantity of something:give the duck a bit of breadhe read bits of his work to me
(a bit) a short time or distance:I fell asleep for a bitcan you move over a bit?
(a bit) a fairly large amount:working in a foreign country took quite a bit of getting used to
2 [with adjective] informal a set of actions or ideas associated with a specific group or activity:Miranda could go off and do her theatrical bit
3 informal a girl or young woman:he went and married some young bit half his age
4 (bits) British informal a person’s genitals:You could see everything! All her bits!
5North American informal a unit of 12 1/ 2 cents (used only in even multiples).
a bit
somewhat; to some extent:he came back looking a bit annoyed
bit by bit
gradually:bit by bit the truth started to emerge
a bit of a ——
used to suggest that something is not severe or extreme, or is the case only to a limited extent:I have had a bit of an accidenthe’s a bit of a womanizer
used to denote a young person or one of slight build:you’re just a bit of a girl yourself
a bit of all right
British informal a pleasing person or thing, especially a woman regarded in sexual terms:that blonde’s a bit of all right
bit of fluff (or skirt or stuff)
British informal a woman regarded in sexual terms.