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number two

noun

  1. someone or something that is second in rank, order, or importance.
  2. defecation: used especially by or with reference to children.


number two

noun

  1. euphemistic.
    the act or an instance of defecation
  2. a haircut in which the hair is cut close to the head with an electric shaver


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Word History and Origins

Origin of number two1

First recorded in 1905–10

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Idioms and Phrases

Idioms
  1. make / do / go number two, Informal. to defecate: used especially by or with reference to children.

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Example Sentences

She thought about moving the show to New York City, where the number-two-rated This Week is sometimes filmed.

News Corp. is sticking to the position—at least for now—that there will be no number-two person.

Well nigh two score and ten passed thus before the Prince, and of this number two-and-twenty were sent to the block.

At least she meant to stalk, but one does not really stamp about much in number-two, heelless, pink-satin mules.

I varied the routine this time by picking up number-two glass first.

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