TWO-BIT

Meaning of TWO-BIT in English

You use ~ to describe someone or something that you have no respect for or that you think is inferior. (AM INFORMAL)

...some ~ little dictator...

That may be ~ psychology, but it’s the only explanation I have.

ADJ: ADJ n disapproval

Collins COBUILD. Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык Коллинз COBUILD (международная база данных языков Бирмингемского университета) . 2012

TWO-BIT — adjective Date: 1802 of the value of two bits, cheap or trivial of its kind ; petty , small-time
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
TWO-BIT — ˈ ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷ adjective Etymology: two bits 1. : of the value of two bits a two-bit cigar 2. : of small …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
TWO-BIT — /tooh"bit'/ , adj. Slang. 1. costing twenty-five cents. 2. inferior or unimportant; small-time: a two-bit actor. [ 1795-1805, Amer. ]
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
TWO BIT — cheap, worth 25 cents
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
TWO-BIT — adjective Date: 1802 1. : of the value of two bits 2. : cheap or trivial of its kind : …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
TWO-BIT — Pronunciation: ' tü- ' bit Function: adjective Date: 1802 1 : of the value of two bits 2 : cheap …
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
TWO-BIT — ■ adjective N. Amer. informal insignificant, cheap, or worthless.
Concise Oxford English vocab
TWO-BIT — [two-bit] adj (1802) 1: of the value of two bits 2: cheap or trivial of its kind: petty, small-time
Merriam-Webster English vocab
TWO-BIT — two-bit BrE AmE ˈtuː bɪt
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
TWO-BIT — adjective [ only before noun ] ( informal , especially NAmE ) not good or important : She wanted to …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
TWO-BIT — ˈtwo-bit BrE AmE adjective informal not at all good or important SYN second-rate : She’s just a two-bit movie star.
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
TWO-BIT — You use two-bit to describe someone or something that you have no respect for or that you think is inferior. …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
TWO-BIT — adjective EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES ▪ What do you think I am, some two-bit crook? EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS ▪ But …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
TWO-BIT — прил.; амер.; разг. 1) стоящий 25 центов 2) плохой; никудышный Syn : bad, poor (американизм) (разговорное) стоящий 25 центов (американизм) …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
TWO-BIT — Плохой
Американский Англо-Русский словарь
TWO-BIT — Никудышный
Американский Англо-Русский словарь
TWO-BIT — a амер. разг. 1. стоящий 25 центов 2. плохой; никудышный; грош цена
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
TWO-BIT — прил.; амер.; разг.1) стоящий 25 центов 2) плохой; никудышный Syn:bad, poor
Англо-Русский словарь Tiger
TWO BIT — (a) никудышный; плохой
English-Russian Lingvistica'98 dictionary
TWO BIT — (0) грош цена
English-Russian Lingvistica'98 dictionary
TWO-BIT — a амер. разг. 1. стоящий 25 центов 2. плохой; никудышный; ≅ грош цена
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь - Апресян, Медникова
TWO-BIT — a амер. разг. 1. стоящий 25 центов 2. плохой; никудышный; грош цена
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
TWO BIT — плохой, никудышный, грош цена
English-Russian-dictionary - Bed release
TWO BIT — плохой, никудышный, грош цена
English-Russian-dictionary - Bed release
TWO-BIT — прил. ; амер. ; разг. 1) стоящий 25 центов 2) плохой; никудышный Syn: bad , poor
Англо-Русский словарь по общей лексике
TWO-BIT — прил.; амер.; разг. 1) стоящий 25 центов 2) плохой; никудышный Syn: bad, poor
Англо-Русский словарь общей лексики
TWO-BIT — _a. _ам. _собир. 1> стоящий 25 центов 2> плохой; никудышный
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера - 24 редакция
TWO-BIT — a. ам. собир. 1. стоящий 25 центов 2. плохой; никудышный
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера - редакция bed
TWO-BIT — adj AmE sl The law stops me in the street and shakes me down like a two-bit hustler — Полиция останавливает …
Новый Англо-Русский словарь современной разговорной лексики - Глазунов
TWO-BIT — adj AmE sl The law stops me in the street and shakes me down like a two-bit hustler — Полиция …
Новый Англо-Русский словарь современной разговорной лексики
TWO-BIT — two-bit adj AmE sl The law stops me in the street and shakes me down like a two-bit hustler Полиция …
Англо-Русский новый словарь современного неформального английского языка
TWO-BIT — The law stops me in the street and shakes me down like a two-bit hustler — Полиция останавливает меня на …
Новый Англо-Русский словарь современного неформального английского
TWO-BIT — прил.; амер.; разг. 1) стоящий 25 центов 2) плохой; никудышный Syn : bad, poor (американизм) (разговорное) стоящий 25 центов (американизм) …
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь
TWO — [c mediumvioletred] (as used in expressions) two groups step for two Two Sicilies Kingdom of the
Английский словарь Британика
TWO — I. ˈtü adjective Etymology: Middle English twa, two, adjective & pron., from Old English twā (feminine & neuter); akin to …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
BIT — I. ˈbit, usu -d.+V noun ( -s ) Etymology: Middle English bitt, from Old English bite; akin to Old English …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
TWO — /tooh/ , n. 1. a cardinal number, 1 plus 1. 2. a symbol for this number, as 2 or II. …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
BIT — bit 1 — bitless , adj. /bit/ , n. , v. , bitted, bitting . n. 1. Mach. a. a …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
TWO — I. ˈtü adjective Etymology: Middle English twa, two, from Old English twā (feminine & neuter); akin to Old English twēgen …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
TWO — noun one and one; twice one. 2. two ·noun a symbol representing two units, as 2, ii., or ii. 3. …
Webster English vocab
TWO — [two] adj [ME twa, two, fr. OE twa (fem. & neut.); akin to OE twegen two (masc.), tu (neut.), OHG …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
TWO — / tuː; NAmE / number 2 HELP NOTE : There are examples of how to use numbers at the entry …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
BIT — / bɪt; NAmE / noun SMALL AMOUNT 1. a bit [ sing. ] (used as an adverb) ( especially BrE …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
TWO — two /tuː/ BrE AmE number [ Language: Old English ; Origin: twa ] 1 . the number 2: I’ll be …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
BIT — I. bit 1 S1 W1 /bɪt/ BrE AmE adverb , pronoun 1 . ONLY SLIGHTLY a bit especially British English …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
TWO — n. & adj. --n. 1 one more than one; the sum of one unit and another unit. 2 a symbol …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
BIT — n. 1 a small piece or quantity (a bit of cheese; give me another bit; that bit is too small). …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
TWO — n. & adj. n. 1 one more than one; the sum of one unit and another unit. 2 a symbol …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
BIT — n. 1 a small piece or quantity (a bit of cheese; give me another bit; that bit is too small). …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
TWO — n. & adj. --n. 1. one more than one; the sum of one unit and another unit. 2 a symbol …
Oxford English vocab
BIT — 1. n.1 a small piece or quantity (a bit of cheese; give me another bit; that bit is too small). …
Oxford English vocab
TWO — ( twos) Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. 1. Two is the number …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
BIT — ( bits) Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. 1. A bit of something …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
TWO — number COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES 3 feet/1 cm/two inches etc thick ▪ The walls are about two meters thick. a …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
BIT — I. adverb COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a bit depressed British English spoken: ▪ I felt a bit depressed because I …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
TWO — [determiner], [pronoun], [noun] [plural] twos - (the number) 2They've got two houses.He's got two leather jackets already.I spent two years …
Cambridge English vocab
TWO — n. two groups step for two Two Sicilies Kingdom of the
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
TWO — Synonyms and related words : biform, bifurcated, bilateral, bipartisan, bipartite, both, brace, couple, couplet, dichotomous, distich, double, double harness, doublet, …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
TWO — See: BETWEEN THE DEVIL AND THE DEEP BLUE SEA or BETWEEN TWO FIRES, TWO CENTS, BIRD IN THE HAND IS …
Slang English vocab
TWO — n. two handed two time two wheeler
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocab
TWO — INDEX: 1. two 2. two people 3. two things of the same type that are used together 4. each one …
Longman Activator English vocab
TWO — See: BETWEEN THE DEVIL AND THE DEEP BLUE SEA or BETWEEN TWO FIRES, TWO CENTS, BIRD IN THE HAND IS …
Словарь английских идиом
BIT — I noun See BIT (↑ bit ) II pronoun 1 DUBIOUS : 'An' is a bit problematic. GOOD : 'An' …
Longman Common Errors English vocabulary
TWO — 1. числ. колич. два 2. сущ. 1) двойка 2) мн. второй номер, размер 3) двое; пара 4) два года; два …
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