two cents

noun

, (used with a plural verb)

1. something of insignificant value; a paltry amount:

   We wouldn't give two cents for their chances of success.

Word History and Origins

Origin of two cents¹

First recorded in 1840–50

Idioms and Phrases

Idioms

1. two cents worth, an opinion, usually unsolicited and unwelcome:

   Who asked you to add your two cents worth?

More idioms and phrases containing two cents

see for two cents .

Example Sentences

Glenn Whipp’s two cents on “Nickel Boys”: “If you’ve read Colson Whitehead’s Pulitzer Prize-winning novel about the friendship between two Black boys at a brutal Florida reform school, you know it’s not an easy read — or an easy book to adapt for a film. RaMell Ross does a masterful job.”

From Los Angeles Times

Although it is yet to be seen how much the singer’s two cents might affect the Nov. 5 election, more than 405,000 visitors clicked on a voter registration link in her Instagram endorsement in the 24 hours after she posted it..

From Los Angeles Times

Based on her performance in Tuesday’s ABC-sponsored debate, Harris didn’t need anybody’s two cents.

From Salon

Delvey’s casting also became a talking point on Thursday’s episode of “The View,” with co-hosts Whoopi Goldberg, Sunny Hostin, Joy Behar and Sara Haines sharing their two cents.

From Los Angeles Times

The “Vroom Vroom” and “Guess” pop star shared her two cents about how her viral “Brat” album and its slime-green aesthetic became a cornerstone in Harris’ social media strategy, clarifying in a recent interview she doesn’t see herself as “a political artist.”

From Los Angeles Times