Two Bits

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• Two bits — is a in the United States for 25 cents. It dates from colonial days, when a common unit of currency was the Spanish milled dollar. As a way of making change, these dollars were often cut into eight pie slice shaped pieces, called bits. Hence, two …   Wikipedia

• two bits — quarter, 1730, in ref. to the Mexican real, a large coin that was divided into eight bits (Cf. piece of eight; see PIECE (Cf. piece)); hence two bit (adj.) cheap, tawdry, first recorded 1929 …   Etymology dictionary

• two bits — ☆ two bits n. [see TWO BIT] Informal twenty five cents …   English World dictionary

• two bits — two′ bits′ n. Informal. sts 25 cents • Etymology: 1720–30, amer …   From formal English to slang

• two bits — noun plural but singular or plural in construction 1. : the value of a quarter of a dollar shot craps for two bits a throw C.G.Norris 2. : something of small worth or importance an era that would make the achievements of the past look like two… …   Useful english dictionary

• Two Bits — Infobox Film name = Two Bits image size = caption = Theatrical release poster director = James Foley producer = Arthur Cohn writer = Joseph Stefano narrator = Alec Baldwin starring = Jerry Barone Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio Al Pacino Patrick… …   Wikipedia

• two bits — {n.}, {slang} Twenty five cents; a quarter of a dollar. * /A haircut only cost two bits when Grandfather was young./ Compare: FOUR BITS, SIX BITS …   Dictionary of American idioms

• two bits — {n.}, {slang} Twenty five cents; a quarter of a dollar. * /A haircut only cost two bits when Grandfather was young./ Compare: FOUR BITS, SIX BITS …   Dictionary of American idioms

• two\ bits — noun slang twenty five cents; a quarter of a dollar. A haircut only cost two bits when Grandfather was young. Compare: four bits, six bits …   Словарь американских идиом

• two-bits — n. twenty five cents; a quarter coin. □ Can I bum two bits for the phone? □ Here’s two bits for your piggy bank …   Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions