ENGLISH DICTIONARY

Two-bit

Definition, Meaning & Examples

Part of speech adjective

Quick meaning: Two-bit is an adjective meaning (US, informal) Costing 25 cents.

Meaning

(US, informal) Costing 25 cents.

More Meanings

  1. (US, idiomatic, slang) Insignificant or worthless.
  2. (quantum computing, of a logic gate) Acting on, and producing, two qubits.

Example Sentences

I met a one look girl in a two-bit bar.
Forget that two-bit shyster. Get yourself a real lawyer.
That was back in the days of the two-bit shave and haircut.
All your two-bit friends / They're shootin' you up with pills

Synonyms for two-bit

Depending on context, synonyms include tuppenny-ha'penny, ten-cent, base, contemptible, floccinaucinihilipilificatious, foolish.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include con, second-rate, crooked, little, petite, petit.

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