# Slang terms for a very small unit of measurement

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/slang-terms-for-a-very-small-unit-of-measurement/759239>\
**Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\
**Created:** [July 6, 2016, 5:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/slang-terms-for-a-very-small-unit-of-measurement/759239 "2016-07-06T17:31:32Z")\
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**Author:** ![somepumpkin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/7feea3/32.png) [@somepumpkin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/somepumpkin)\
**Post date:** [July 14, 2016, 4:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/slang-terms-for-a-very-small-unit-of-measurement/759239/61 "2016-07-14T16:47:35Z")

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It’s so close, you couldn’t get a fag wrapper in there.

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**Author:** ![Digital\_is\_the\_new\_Analog](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/a88e4f/32.png) [@Digital\_is\_the\_new\_Analog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Digital_is_the_new_Analog)\
**Post date:** [July 15, 2016, 1:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/slang-terms-for-a-very-small-unit-of-measurement/759239/62 "2016-07-15T01:52:17Z")

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Interestingly enough, we had a discussion at the office today, resulting in us measuring a milestone based on beard-inches. This is, of course, a derived unit of time based on the distance unit of beard-seconds.

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