two-spot

[ too-spot ]

/ ˈtuˌspɒt /

noun

a playing card or the upward face of a die that bears two pips, or a domino one half of which bears two pips.

Informal. a two-dollar bill.

Nearby words

two-seater, two-shot, two-sided, two-speed, two-spirit, two-spot, two-spotted spider mite, two-star, two-step, two-step exercise test, two-stroke

Origin of two-spot

An Americanism dating back to 1880–85

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Examples from the Web for two-spot

He wanted to tell this stubborn individual that he was merely a two-spot in the big game which was being played.
Blow The Man Down|Holman Day
What's the use of sitting down under a bridge and looking up at an ancient church and trying to feel like a two-spot?
The Harbor|Ernest Poole
Well he did, and Bill the Two-spot, was d—— fool enuff to fall fur Theo's bunk.
Love Letters of a Rookie to Julie|Barney Stone
Between you and me, that missionary is a two-spot, all right.
A Yankee in the Far East|George Hoyt Allen

The back of the two-spot card will then be seen and the pack appear to be an unprepared one.
More Conjuring|Hercat

British Dictionary definitions for two-spot

two-spot

noun

a card with two pips; two; deuce

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