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four bits

noun

Slang.
  1. 50 cents.


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Other Word Forms

  • ڴdzܰ- adjective
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Word History and Origins

Origin of four bits1

An Americanism dating back to 1830–40
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Example Sentences

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League bean-counter, penciling out the unsportsmanlike-conduct tally: “Two bits, four bits, six bits … $12,875.”

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And those four bits of news were just recently.

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His “Two bits, four bits, six bits a dollar … all for the Gators, stand up and holler!” routine took hold, and he quickly became a well-known figure at games.

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Four bits of a broken doll: one blue eye and half an eyebrow, a bit with a curl of black hair attached, an ear, and a hand with perfect tiny fingernails;

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QLC is the obvious next step, allowing even greater storage capacity by dividing each cell into 16 charge levels for four bits of data in each cell.

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