"two bits" meaning in English

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  "etymology_text": "Based on the old monetary bit, which was one eighth of an old Spanish dollar (or 12½ cents in more modern usage).",
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        "Twenty-five cents, or a quarter."
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        "(US, slang) Twenty-five cents, or a quarter."
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          "word": "pieces of eight"
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          "word": "two bob"
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  "etymology_text": "Based on the old monetary bit, which was one eighth of an old Spanish dollar (or 12½ cents in more modern usage).",
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      "word": "long bit"
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    },
    {
      "word": "two-bit"
    },
    {
      "word": "pieces of eight"
    },
    {
      "word": "two bob"
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        "Twenty-five cents, or a quarter."
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