twofer

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twofer

  • /ˈtufɚ/ US

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Shortened form of two-for-one [deal], that is, two for the price of one (BOGO).

noun twofers · two-fer

  1. also, attributive Something sold at a discount of two for the price of one. I dashed into the mall; bought a gift; raced to the card store, snapped up a two-fer gift-bag special and was back in my car in 26 minutes. I could medal in power shopping.
  2. Something that yields a substantial additional benefit; something that figuratively kills two birds with one stone. Justice Clarence Thomas served up a twofer last week […]
  3. The fashion of wearing long sleeves outside a short-sleeved shirt.
  4. A cabling device used in theatre, allowing two stage lighting instruments to be connected to one dimmer.

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noun something that yields a substantial additional benefit

Españolcarambola, dupleta, doblete
DeutschDoppelangebot, 2-für-1-Angebot, zwei-für-eins-Angebot

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@misc{twofer_2026,
  title = {twofer},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/twofer},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}