two bits

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Etymology[edit]

Based on the old monetary bit, which was one eighth of an old Spanish dollar (or 12½ cents in more modern usage).

Pronunciation[edit]

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Noun[edit]

two bits pl (plural only)

  1. (US, slang) Twenty-five cents, or a quarter.

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