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two-bit: [adjective] cheap or trivial of its kind : petty, small-time.
"Two bits" or "two bit" continues in general use as a colloquial expression, for 25¢, or a quarter dollar as in song and catchphrase "Shave and a Haircut, two bits." As an adjective, "two-bit" describes something cheap or unworthy. Roger Miller's song "King of the Road" features the lines: Ah, but two hours of pushin' broom buys an / Eight by ...
Definition of two bits noun in Oxford Advanced American Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
TWO BITS meaning: 1. 25 cents 2. 25 cents. Learn more.
Two bits definition: twenty-five cents.. See examples of TWO BITS used in a sentence.
5 de jun. de 2020 · two bits (n.)"quarter dollar," 1730, in reference to the Mexican real, a large coin that was divided into eight bits; see bit (n.1). Compare piece of eight (under piece (n.1)). Two bits thus would have equaled a quarter of the coin. Hence two-bit (adj.) "cheap, tawdry," first recorded 1929.
In fact, it was so large that it was often cut into eight smaller parts, hence each one was worth ⅛ of the dollar or 12 1⁄2 cents. Therefore, with two bits of this Spanish dollar, you had 25 cents – a quarter of a dollar. Later on, when the American quarter came into use, it got the nickname “two bits” since it was literally worth two ...
