"two-bit" meaning in All languages combined

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Adjective [English]

Audio: En-au-two-bit.ogg [Australia]
Etymology: Adjective form of two bits. Etymology templates: {{m|en|two bits}} two bits Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} two-bit (not comparable)
  1. (US, informal) Costing 25 cents. Tags: US, informal, not-comparable Categories (topical): Two
    Sense id: en-two-bit-en-adj-dsRNeQ2K Disambiguation of Two: 85 15 Categories (other): American English, English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup, English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 78 22 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 78 22 Disambiguation of English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys: 76 24
  2. (US, idiomatic, slang) Insignificant or worthless. Tags: US, idiomatic, not-comparable, slang Translations (insignificant or worthless): дребен (dreben) (Bulgarian), несъществен (nesǎštestven) (Bulgarian), reles (Portuguese), barato (Portuguese), de meia tigela (Portuguese), de araque [Brazil] (Portuguese), de tres al cuarto (Spanish), de poca monta (Spanish), ห้าบาทสิบบาท (hâa-bàat-sìp-bàat) (Thai)
    Sense id: en-two-bit-en-adj-WS4PEjcB Categories (other): American English Disambiguation of 'insignificant or worthless': 0 100
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: tuppenny-ha'penny [UK] Related terms: two bits

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