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two-bit

[ too-bit ]

/ ˈtuˌbɪt /

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adjective Slang.

costing twenty-five cents.

inferior or unimportant; small-time: a two-bit actor.

Origin of two-bit

An Americanism dating back to 1795–1805

Words nearby two-bit

two-a-cat, two-and-a-half international, two-bagger, two-base hit, two-beat, two-bit, two-body problem, two-by-four, two-carbon fragment, two-color, two-cycle

Example sentences from the Web for two-bit

By Monday evening, it had been leaked to the blogger The Two-Bit Idiot, who published it on the Web.

Inside Japan’s Bitcoin Heist |Jake Adelstein |February 28, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
A published article compares state sponsored police brutality to the individual actions of a two-bit huckster on Youtube.

History's Vilest #SlatePitch Asks: Why Do We Bitterly Cling to Free Speech? |Justin Green |September 26, 2012 |DAILY BEAST
What possible interest could she have in meeting a two-bit, half-term governor of Alaska?

Palin’s Delusions of Grandeur |Alex Massie |June 8, 2011 |DAILY BEAST
The Republican takeover of the House is no less dramatic for having been predicted by every two-bit pundit on the planet.

A Democratic Bloodbath |Howard Kurtz |November 3, 2010 |DAILY BEAST

Any two-bit comedian can stand onstage and spout ignorant ethnic slurs.

Sacha Baron Cohen's 9 Wildest Moments |The Daily Beast Video |July 9, 2009 |DAILY BEAST
I havent flown all the way from New York to have a two-bit clerk tell me to wait.

Satan and the Comrades |Ralph Bennitt
Knocked off by a two-bit racket boss who thought he was being crossed.

Arm of the Law |Harry Harrison
The doorbell woke me up and I dredged my apartment to identify Nora fiddling in my two-bit kitchen with ham and eggs.

The Big Fix |George Oliver Smith
Say, I haven't owned a two-bit piece since—wal, fer some time.

The Lone Star Ranger |Zane Grey
Hugh had been right; the "two-bit limit" was soon lifted, and Allen urged his guests to go as far as they liked.

The Plastic Age |Percy Marks

British Dictionary definitions for two-bit

two-bit

adjective (prenominal) slang, mainly US and Canadian

worth next to nothing; cheap

Word Origin for two-bit

C20: from the phrase two bits a small sum