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two-bit

  [too-bit]
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–adjective Slang.
1. costing twenty-five cents.
2. inferior or unimportant; small-time: a two-bit actor.
Origin:
1795–1805, Americanism
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two-bit   (tōō'bĭt')
adj.  

  1. Informal Costing or worth 25 cents: a two-bit cigar.

  2. Slang Worth very little; petty or insignificant: a two-bit thief.

The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.
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two-bit

  1. mod.
    cheap; small-time. : Max is just a two-bit pusher. I want Mr. Big.
Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
Copyright 2007. Published by McGraw Hill.
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