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two-time

[too-tahym]
–verb (used with object), -timed, -tim⋅ing. Informal.
1. to be unfaithful to (a lover or spouse).
2. to double-cross.

Origin:
1925–30


two-timer, noun
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two-time   (tōō'tīm')
tr.v.   two-timed, two-tim·ing, two-times Slang
  1. To be unfaithful to (a spouse or lover).

  2. To deceive; double-cross.

two'-tim'er n.
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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Slang Dictionary
two-time

  1. tv.
    to deceive one's lover. : Sam
Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
Copyright 2007. Published by McGraw Hill.
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Word Origin & History

two-time  (v.)
"to deceive, cheat, betray," 1924, perhaps from notion of "to have two at a time."
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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