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The phrase "absurd bit" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to describe a small portion of something that is considered ridiculous or nonsensical.
Example: "The movie had its moments, but the absurd bit about talking animals really took me out of the story."
Alternatives: "ridiculous piece" or "nonsensical part".
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If I then recounted this experience by saying: "As Roger quipped the other night" it would seem like an absurd bit of posturing.
This has always struck me as an absurd bit of stage business.
As if the twee-ness weren't already off the charts, Hopper -- in a truly absurd bit of whimsy -- is befriended by the ghost of a young Japanese kamikaze pilot.
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Once Spielberg sets his basic pattern of movement, he produces some of the freest, most absurd bits of play since the silent era.
That's a bit absurd.
The tour is quirky, amusing and a bit absurd.
This legitimacy is a bit absurd when extended to corporations.
"They were almost religious about their work, a bit absurd.
So it is a bit absurd, somewhat surprising, and yet still has a poetic feel".
Of course, if you're a parent wrestling three car seats into a car, this may sound a bit absurd.
To call them "black males," as the police later did, is a bit absurd, but factually correct.
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