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twofer - 3 dictionary results

two⋅fer

[too-fer]
–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 -er 1 ; cf. gofer
two·fer   (tōō'fər)   
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).]
twofer
two for [one]
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