a bit
(informal) To a small extent; in a small amount.
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the bright side is that for a bit there was a disgraced MP who was an absolute expert on the Belarusian democracy movement
Nolan has made some films I truly love and some I don't get on with. Always an interesting and ambitious filmmaker. That said, a bit baffled as to why The Odyssey appears to be set in Skyrim.
my only other update for you is that slime imp and walter got married. i think teto might be a bit off about walter white's heart.
@0x4d6165 Okay, at this point maybe the best choice for someone like me is to put a custom font selector in games that lets you use whatever font you want in the game Although I imagine on my website using a monospace…
If he didn’t pay tax and didn’t declare the gift then yes, there should be some charges to at least answer to. While they’re at it, perhaps they can dig a bit further into how his ‘bankrupt’ girlfriend could afford an…
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(informal) To a small extent; in a small amount.
Could you move that up a bit?
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— r/words· Apr 2026“>> A bit of both. How well do you think”
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(informal) Slightly; rather.
Isn't that hat a bit small for him?
“If he didn’t pay tax and didn’t declare the gift then yes, there should be some charges to at least answer to. While they’re at it, perhaps they can dig a bit further into how his ‘bankrupt’ girlfriend could afford an almost £900k house on her own.”
— Bluesky· May 2026“📌 btw the emojis on my posts sort into feeds! makes it a bit easier to view artwork instead of scrolling though the media tab :D”
— Bluesky· May 2026“Wild Wild West has a special place in my heart, I'm sure at least partly because I was really young when I saw it. Sure, I can watch it now and understand that it's a bit of a mess, but I still think it's fun.”
— Bluesky· May 2026“I’ve read quite a bit about “starlight tours” but not Neil Stonechild specifically. I’m aware of it as a terrible, racist, inhuman practice. Sounds like a shitty book.”
— Bluesky· May 2026“A bit disappointed to find, over the weekend, a pub which had been previously gay-friendly with a nice, relaxed atmosphere, is now full of Union Jacks (flags, whatever) and a distinctly right-wing feeling about it. And shit beer.”
— Bluesky· May 2026
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(especially, UK, meiosis) Very.
That hat seems a bit small for him.
“the bright side is that for a bit there was a disgraced MP who was an absolute expert on the Belarusian democracy movement”
— Bluesky· May 2026“Nolan has made some films I truly love and some I don't get on with. Always an interesting and ambitious filmmaker. That said, a bit baffled as to why The Odyssey appears to be set in Skyrim.”
— Bluesky· May 2026“my only other update for you is that slime imp and walter got married. i think teto might be a bit off about walter white's heart.”
— Bluesky· May 2026“@0x4d6165 Okay, at this point maybe the best choice for someone like me is to put a custom font selector in games that lets you use whatever font you want in the game Although I imagine on my website using a monospace font helps a bit”
— Bluesky· May 2026“>> A bit of both. How well do you think”
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