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two bits noun- a small amount US
- “They flooded the nursing care homes and shelters,” Medill says, adding his two bits. — Robert Campbell, Nibbled to Death by Ducks, p. 59, 1989
- twenty-five dollars US, 1968
An example of the “cent = dollar” mechanism in drug slang. - I’ll endorse the check to you. It’s two bits. — James Blake, The Joint, p. 166, 7 February 1957
- — Current Slang, p. 50, Fall 1968
- twenty-five thousand dollars US
- According to the sources, Lambesis was seen and heard on the tape as saying: “The Man was given ‘two-bits.’” — Chicago Tribune, p. 14C, 12 January 1986
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