two-up
[ too-uhp ]
/ ˈtuˈʌp /
noun
a game in which two players bet that two tossed coins will land either with matching or nonmatching sides facing up.
Origin of two-up
An Americanism dating back to 1930–35
Words nearby two-up
Example sentences from the Web for two-up
"Two-up" and "House" were not then so popular as they became a few months later.
The 28th: A Record of War Service in the Australian Imperial Force, 1915-19, Vol. I |Herbert Brayley Collett
British Dictionary definitions for two-up
two-up
noun
mainly Australian
a gambling game in which two coins are tossed or spun. Bets are made on both coins landing with the same face uppermost