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Dictionary.com Unabridged (v 1.1) - Cite This Source - Share This
two·fer       [too-fer] Pronunciation Key
–noun Informal.
1.a card or ticket entitling the holder to purchase two tickets to a theatrical performance at a reduced price.
2.a coupon or offer entitling a person to purchase two items or services for approximately the price of one.
3.a person who belongs to two minority groups and can satisfy two quotas or appeal to two political constituencies, esp. a black woman, who can be counted twice in a position she holds, as fulfilling a racial and a sexual quota.
[Origin: 1885–90; from the phrase two for (the price of one, a nickel, etc.), with final (ər) humorously taken as -er1; cf. gofer]
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two·fer       (tōō'fər)  Pronunciation Key 
n.   Informal
  1. A coupon offering two items, especially tickets for a play, for the price of one.
  2. An offer, a deal, or an arrangement in which a single expense yields a dual return: Going to a wedding in New Orleans during Mardi Gras was a twofer.
  3. One who belongs to two minority groups and can be counted, as by an employer, as part of two quotas.


[Alteration of two for (the price of one).]

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twofer

noun
1. an offer of two for the price of one 
2. a coupon that allows the holder to purchase two items (as two tickets to a play) for the price of one 

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twofer
two for [one]

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