two bits

noun

, (used with a singular or plural verb)

1. twenty-five cents.

Word History and Origins

Origin of two bits¹

An Americanism dating back to 1720–30

Idioms and Phrases

see under for two cents .

Example Sentences

Blessed old "two-bits" and a "dollar six-bits" are the only woolly things left over from the old wild West.

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"Two-bits," said I. And once more she rippled into uncontrollable silvery laughter.

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At the time dues to the Society were two-bits a year—not enough to allow a very extensive publication.

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Swell car—poor man with no eats, not even a two-bits flop for tonight.

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Laws, you could have a million dollars, and old Pete wouldn't take two-bits.

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Related Words

• $.25
• 25 cents
• quarter
• twenty-five cents