"do bits" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: does bits [present, singular, third-person], doing bits [participle, present], did bits [past], done bits [participle, past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|do<does,,did,done> bits}} do bits (third-person singular simple present does bits, present participle doing bits, simple past did bits, past participle done bits)
  1. (intransitive, slang, UK) To engage in nonpenetrative sexual activity. Tags: UK, intransitive, slang
    Sense id: en-do_bits-en-verb-waZkVtS0 Categories (other): British English, English entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

Download JSON data for do bits meaning in English (1.7kB)

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