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Meaning of "two-bit" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD TWO-BIT

From the phrase two bits a small sum.
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Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.
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PRONUNCIATION OF TWO-BIT

two-bit play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF TWO-BIT

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Two-Bit is an adjective.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES TWO-BIT MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of two-bit in the English dictionary

The definition of two-bit in the dictionary is worth next to nothing; cheap.


WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE TWO-BIT

two-by-four
two-chamber system
two-colour process
two-cycle
two-cylinder
two-dimensional
two-dimensionality
two-dimensionally
two-door
two-edged
two-faced
two-facedly
two-facedness
two-fisted
two-four
two-four time
two-handed
two-handedly
two-hander

WORDS THAT END LIKE TWO-BIT

a bit
bit
debit
every bit
exhibit
frog-bit
gag-bit
gambit
gigabit
habit
hobbit
inhabit
inhibit
not a bit
obit
orbit
prohibit
rabbit
wait-a-bit
white rabbit

Synonyms and antonyms of two-bit in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «two-bit» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF TWO-BIT

Find out the translation of two-bit to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of two-bit from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «two-bit» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

2位
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

de dos bits
570 millions of speakers

English

two-bit
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

दो टके
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

اثنين بت
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

два бита
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

de dois bits
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

দুই-বিট
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

de pacotille
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Dua bit
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Zwei-Bit-
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

2ビット
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

이 비트
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Loro-bit
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

hai miếng
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

இரண்டு பிட்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

दोन-बिट
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

beş paralık
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

da quattro soldi
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

dwubitowy
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

два біти
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

doi biți
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

δύο -bit
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

Twee- bietjie
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

två -bitars
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

to -bit
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of two-bit

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «TWO-BIT»

The term «two-bit» is regularly used and occupies the 94.889 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «TWO-BIT» OVER TIME

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «TWO-BIT»

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Two-bit culture: the paperbacking of America
Looks at the phenomenon of the paperback revolution and examines the impact and implications of papberbacks on modern American culture in the past and future
Kenneth C. Davis, 1984
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Notorious Two-Bit Street
NOTORIOUS TWO-BIT STREET is a history of three city blocks in the midst of a Mormon community in Ogden, Utah, that were dramatically infected with vice, crime, immorality, gambling, and drinking, following the arrival of the ...
Lyle J. Barnes, 2010
3
Ralph Compton Showdown At Two-Bit Creek
The USA Today bestselling series continues.
Ralph Compton, Joseph A. West, 2003
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Longarm 312: Longarm and the Two-Bit Posse
More information to be announced soon on this forthcoming title from Penguin USA
Tabor Evans, 2004
5
Two-Bit Dancing
Nothing to learn—no thinking needed. Elevator music. Two-bit dancing.” When Tony took his last, labored breaths, Han had realized love. How peaceful it could make him feel and how horribly painful to lose. He understood what he had seen  ...
Evelyn Schneider, 2001
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Business Data Communications and Networking
Two-bit AM (i.e., Two-bit FM (i.e., Two-bit PM (i.e., four amplitude levels) e. four frequencies) f. four different phases) g. Single-bit AM combined with single-bit FM h. Single-bit AM combined with single-bit PM i. Two-bit AM combined with two-bit  ...
Jerry FitzGerald, Alan Dennis, 2009
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A History of the Book in America: Volume 5: the Enduring ...
Davis, Two-Bit Culture, 149–50. 70. Bonn, Heavy Traffic, 11–12, 26, 32–34, 59, 84. 71. Ibid., 29; Davis, Two-Bit Culture, 168; Petersen, Bantam Story, 13, 24; Schwed, Turn— ing the Pages, 163. 72. American Library Annual 1 (1956): 83; ...
David Paul Nord, Joan Shelley Rubin, David D. Hall, 2009
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Arithmetic Optimization Techniques for Hardware and Software ...
A 0 B 0 A 1 B 1 A2 B A3 B3 Two-bit CLA Two-bit CLA Two-bit CLG G 11 1 G2 2 C 2 C 0 C4 = C0P01P111 + G01P111 + G111 P2 = P01P111 P 11 1 P 0 1 G 0 1 = G 0 1P 1 1 + G 1 1 Figure 5.6 The schematic for a four-bit CLA. It includes two ...
Ryan Kastner, Anup Hosangadi, Farzan Fallah, 2010
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Readings in Object-oriented Database Systems
The Has-Kind property of "X" points to the Value "Two-Bit- L Hft»&ruc4urftl. IWSabfaDk Coouurau DF-N* Figure 4-6: The generalization hierarchy of Dataflow Links Integer". The Value "Two-Bit-Integer" has the Structural- Dimension 2.
Stanley Benjamin Zdonik, David Maier, 1990
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The New Partridge Dictionary of Slang and Unconventional ...
67, 1985 two-bit adjective inconsequential; of no note us, 1932 'Two bits' represented a quarter of a dollar, a small sum; most younger speakers who use the term would not be familiar with its monetary roots. • It was a mad scramble, but we ...
Eric Partridge, Tom Dalzell, Terry Victor, 2006

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «TWO-BIT»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term two-bit is used in the context of the following news items.
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Fox's Napolitano: Marilyn Mosby's 'A Two-Bit Political Hack'
Judge Andrew Napolitano said, “I was giving her the benefit of the doubt… but I am now beginning to think that she may be just a two-bit political hack who ... «Mediaite, May 15»
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Readers' mailbag: Two-Bit Town, old motel are eyesores on the Strip
Two-Bit Town is for sale – and I would very much like to know why the city of Lake Ozark did not condemn this property years ago for being such an eyesore. «Lakenewsonline.com, Apr 15»
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'Two-Bit Waltz': Film Review
... and Macy and Paymer are longtime associates of her father. Unfortunately, her debut feature Two-Bit Waltz demonstrates more precocity than actual talent. «Hollywood Reporter, Dec 14»
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'Two-Bit Waltz' stumbles, but with charm
The fractured family indie comedy-drama "Two-Bit Waltz" is the feature writing-directing debut of Clara Mamet, and as a daughter of David, she shows a certain ... «Los Angeles Times, Dec 14»
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Watch the Trailer for Clara Mamet's Indie Comedy Two-Bit Waltz
Below is the just-released trailer for the first-time director's new indie comedy Two-Bit Waltz, in which she also stars. Mamet plays an eccentric high school girl ... «Paste Magazine, Oct 14»
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Exclusive: The Trailer for Clara Mamet's Two-Bit Waltz
ComingSoon.net has your exclusive first look at the trailer for writer/director Clara Mamet's Two-Bit Waltz, which stars Mamet, Jared Gilman, Rebecca Pidgeon, ... «ComingSoon.net, Sep 14»
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Monterey Media Acquires Clara Mamet's 'Two-Bit Waltz'
Clara Mamet's debut feature Two-Bit Waltz has been acquired by Monterey Media, which plans a fall theatrical release. Mamet — the daughter of David Mamet ... «Deadline.com, Jul 14»
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Supreme Court throws out 'two-bit' conviction based on chemical …
Instead, the justices decided that Congress had never meant for the broadly written chemical weapons law to apply to what Roberts called a “two-bit” assault ... «Washington Post, Jun 14»
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Anti-gangster law invoked to score stiff sentence against two-bit
Federal prosecutors have secured an unusually stiff sentence against a low-level identity thief by invoking the same law used to target bosses of the Gambino ... «Ars Technica, May 14»
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A Night Out With Clara Mamet Debuting Her Film 'Two-Bit Waltz' at …
Clara Mamet's table at Barbuto wasn't ready. It was 8 p.m. Wednesday, and Ms. Mamet, the 19-year-old daughter of the playwright David Mamet and the ... «New York Times, Apr 14»

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