"bit of alright" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Audio: EN-AU ck1 bit of alright.ogg [Australia] Forms: a bit of alright [canonical], bits of alright [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun|bits of alright|head=a bit of alright}} a bit of alright (plural bits of alright)
  1. (chiefly British, Australia) an attractive or sexy person. Tags: Australia, British Categories (topical): People Synonyms: bit of all right
    Sense id: en-bit_of_alright-en-noun-cnxa7FW4 Disambiguation of People: 87 13 Categories (other): Australian English, British English, English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup, English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 70 30 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 72 28 Disambiguation of English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys: 74 26
  2. (chiefly British, Australia) a gratifying or pleasing development or object, typically hoped-for or exciting. Tags: Australia, British
    Sense id: en-bit_of_alright-en-noun-J3nhamve Categories (other): Australian English, British English

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