two-bit

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two-bit

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Adjective form of two bits.

adjective

  1. US, informal, not comparable Costing 25 cents. That was back in the days of the two-bit shave and haircut.

    Similar: tuppenny-ha'penny

  2. US, idiomatic, not comparable, slang Insignificant or worthless. Forget that two-bit shyster. Get yourself a real lawyer.

    Similar: tuppenny-ha'penny, ten-cent, base, contemptible, floccinaucinihilipilificatious, foolish, for the birds, futile, frivolous, idle, ignorable, immaterial

  3. not comparable, of a logic gate Acting on, and producing, two qubits.

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adj insignificant or worthless

Españolde tres al cuarto, de poca monta, pacotillero, de segunda
Portuguêsreles, barato, de meia tigela, de araque
Românăde doi bani

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@misc{two_bit_2026,
  title = {two-bit},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/two-bit},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}