Example: Durante la festa tutti hanno chiesto il bis della torta.
Definition
"Chiedere il bis" is an Italian phrase meaning to request an encore or an additional serving, commonly used in music to ask performers to repeat a piece or in social settings to ask for more of something enjoyed, such as food or drink.
The phrase "chiedere il bis" comes from Italian, where "chiedere" means to ask and "bis" originally referred to repeating a musical passage. The term "bis" itself derives from Latin, meaning 'twice.' Did you know that in concerts, audiences often shout 'bis!' to encourage encore performances?
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